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Organisations across Sussex are being invited to bid for funding from the county’s Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne.

More than 100 people attended a crime summit hosted by Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne in Hastings this week.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd has praised the decision to hold a public event in Hastings to look at the issue of anti-social behaviour.

Sussex PCC to host crime summit in Hastings
20/09/2017
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne will focus on the partnership work being undertaken to tackle anti-social behaviour when she hosts her second ever crime summit in Hastings later this month.

Members of the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner’s Youth and Elders’ Commissions have teamed up to produce a video on online safety.

Vulnerable victims and witnesses will be able to give evidence remotely to courts around the country after a live video link was installed at a venue in West Sussex.

Responding to the news that the cap on public sector pay rises in England and Wales is to be lifted, with police officers to receive a 1% rise plus a 1% bonus, Sussex PCC Katy Bourne says: “The Government’s announcement on police pay today goes some way to acknowledging the selfless dedication of police officers and the long period of pay restraint they have worked through."

Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) Katy Bourne will question the Chief Constable about the force’s changes to its policing model at this month’s Performance & Accountability Meeting.

The Minister for Policing and the Fire Service, Nick Hurd, has announced £60m of funding for police reform and digital projects from the Police Transformation Fund.

A support service for victims of stalking in Sussex is to be commissioned by Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne following the success of a pilot project in Brighton & Hove to understand the demand for specialist support.