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More than nine out of 10 people believe that being older and living alone makes people more vulnerable to fraud, according to a survey of 3,200 Sussex residents.
Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) Katy Bourne will be questioning the Chief Constable about Sussex Police’s disappointing performance in a recent HMIC report which saw some areas, previously classed as ‘good’, assessed as ‘requires improvement’. She will also be scrutinising the latest 101 non-emergency call performance.
Ahead of National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day on 18 March, Sussex PCC Katy Bourne says: “It’s vital that we unite to encourage everyone to speak out against abuse so that victims know they are not alone and perpetrators understand that it will never be tolerated.
A number of high-profile speakers will be joining Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne as she hosts her first Listen Live crime summit in Brighton to tackle elder exploitation.
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has welcomed the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss to find out about the work of the award-winning Sussex Restorative Justice Partnership.
One in two Sussex residents have or know someone aged 65 or over who has been targeted by fraudsters
06/03/2017
One in two Sussex residents have or know someone aged 65 or over who has been targeted by fraudsters
PCC response to HMIC Effectiveness report
02/03/2017
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne’s response to today’s Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) Effectiveness report into Sussex Police.
Sussex Business Wardens have gained targeted police powers to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour as part of an initiative supported by Sussex PCC Katy Bourne and The Southern Co-operative.
Business Wardens operate under a public/private partnership and cover Eastbourne, Littlehampton and Bognor Regis and Haywards Heath.
Eight wardens, employed by SWL Security Services, have been trained and accredited with the new powers.
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has welcomed Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to her office in Lewes to mark the third year of co-ordinated restorative justice across the county.
PCC Katy Bourne is to question the Chief Constable about Sussex Police’s use of controversial spit guards for detainees in custody. She will also be challenging him about how Sussex Police support rural communities and a recent report from the Police Federation of England and Wales which estimated that there are more than 6,600 assaults on police officers every day.
