Latest news from PFCC Roger Hirst - 26th January 2024
PFCC visits Chelmsford street benefitting from extra patrols to combat anti-social behaviour
Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, yesterday visited Moulsham Street in Chelmsford to view how a share of £1.1m in extra funding is combatting anti-social behaviour.
In July, eleven ASB hotspots were identified in Essex to receive 30,000 hours of high-visibility patrols and targeted intervention thanks to £1.1m of extra funding secured by the PFCC. Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, was one of those areas.
Since July, Moulsham Street area of Chelmsford has seen extra patrols by police and community safety partners and co-ordinated focused nights of action to target persistent anti-social behaviour. This has resulted in 16 arrests, 9 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) and 24 informal warnings.
"You can have confidence in our officers' integrity"
“You can have confidence in our officers because we’re rooting out misconduct and stopping people who don’t match our values joining in the first place”.
That’s the message from our Chief Constable.
Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington was speaking as results of the historic data wash review of past records of all officers and staff in England and Wales is released.
In Essex, the records of all officers and staff were reviewed one new issue was identified and investigated but determined it did not meet the misconduct threshold.
Chief Constable Harrington says the forces dedicated Professional Standards Department is expert at identifying misconduct – and was doing this work before the review was initiated.
Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for Business and Trade and MP for Uttlesford, joined Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, at a lively public meeting in Great Dunmow last night.
More than 40 residents from across the district filled the Dourdan Pavilion in Great Dunmow, to listen to the latest policing initiatives in Uttlesford outlined by District Commander Chief Inspector Martin Richards.
This meeting was the latest in the PFCC’s schedule of public meetings which sees the PFCC visit each of the 14 districts in Essex to hear first-hand of fire and rescue service, policing and community safety issues.
Research is being carried out in Essex to better understand hate crime in the county.
The research is being led by the Strategic Hate Crime Partnership (SCHPP) and findings will set the focus and direction for the group going forward.
The survey is available online until 18 February. All residents are invited to take part.
The Strategic Hate Crime Prevention Partnership (SHCPP) brings together voluntary, statutory and council bodies that work to raise reporting of hate crime and deliver preventative measures.
The partnership is looking for the views of people in the county about their own experiences and concerns about hate crime, including online hate.
Residents who might not have experienced hate crime are also invited to share their views.
