This in from the office of Simon Hayes, Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner. Ed
Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Hayes hosted his last major public consultation event on Saturday, February 2, prior to finalising his Police and Crime Plan.
More than 100 invited delegates representing a cross section of the public attended the Hampshire Police Training Headquarters at Netley for the full day independently facilitated event. Delegates received presentations from Mr Hayes and guest speakers including newly appointed Chief Constable Andy Marsh, plus representatives from Hampshire Probation Trust and Victim Support. Topics covered the policing budget, policing priorities, victims of crime and reducing reoffending.
Police and Crime Plan
Throughout the day, eight focus groups met to discuss how they currently viewed policing and what they felt the policing priorities should be. These were presented to the commissioner at the end of the event for his consideration when finally drawing up his Police and Crime Plan. This is due to be submitted to the Police and Crime Panel for their final views at the end of March.
The four year plan will be implemented at the commencement of the new operational police year on April 1.
More visible police presence
Simon Hayes said after the event: “I am immensely appreciative to all those who attended this event and provided open and honest views on the way we should be policing the two counties of Hampshire and Isle of Wight. The common theme throughout these consultation events is to have a more visible police presence on our streets to protect our people and to protect their property. It was also recognised that to achieve this there was a necessity to increase the precept for the first time in two years which received overall support.
Mr Hayes concluded: “Other priorities highlighted by the delegates was the desire to reduce levels of anti-social behaviour and disorder which impacts on quality of life, crack down on violence, burglary, theft and rural crime and to prevent reoffending.”
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