Applications open for fully-funded teacher training to tackle violence against women and girls
Schools in Surrey can now apply for a new teacher training programme that has been funded thanks to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.
Commissioner’s response to HMICFRS thematic inspection of vetting, misconduct, and misogyny in the police service
1. Police and Crime Commissioner’s Comments I welcome the findings of this report, which are especially pertinent given the recent large scale officer recruitment campaigns that have brought many more individuals into policing, both locally and nationally. The following sections set out how the Force are addressing the report’s recommendations, and I will monitor progress […]
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Your voice is at the heart of the new Police and Crime Plan Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Lisa Townsend, has shared her new blueprint for policing in the county between 2025 and 2028. The Plan reflects the priorities of Surrey residents, as well as the views of businesses, victims’ services and experts in crime […]
Deputy Commissioner warns against drink and drug driving this Christmas as she joins night shift with traffic officers
Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Ellie Vesey-Thompson has spoken out about the dangers of drink and drug driving this Christmas.
Council Tax 2025/26
Commissioner Lisa Townsend asks residents what they’d be prepared to pay towards policing in Surrey each year through a public survey. The Commissioner’s council tax consultation launched in January 2025 after the Government gave Police and Crime Commissioners the flexibility to increase the policing part of council tax for 2025/26 by £14 a year based […]
Commissioner unites partners to highlight role of abuse in homicide
Commissioner Lisa Townsend welcomed 390 participants to a sobering webinar on domestic abuse, homicide and victim support at the start of December.
Commissioner and deputy send out Christmas cards after girl, 10, wins competition
Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner and her deputy have sent out their Christmas cards after picking a design created by a 10-year-old girl supported by I Choose Freedom.
Decision 46/2022 – Home Office What Works Fund. This funding will be used to conduct activity aimed at preventing violence against women and girls (VAWG) and supporting children
Author and Job Role: Lucy Thomas; Policy and Commissioning Lead for Victims’ Services Protective Marking: OFFICIAL Executive summary The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey successfully secured £980,295 through a bid to Home Office What Works Fund. This funding will be used to conduct activity aimed at preventing violence against women and girls (VAWG) and […]
Commissioner visits crucial service for victims of sexual violence in Surrey
Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner paid a visit to the county’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre as she reaffirmed her commitment to tackling violence against women and girls.
Children and Young People Fund Criteria
Local organisations and public sector partners are invited to apply for funding to support children and young people in Surrey.