A closer look at the Thames Valley

Live Chat improves access to support for victims of crime

Victims First which supports victims of crime and abuse across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, has launched a Live Chat service to improve access to support for victims.

Parents affected by domestic abuse given help thanks to OPCC funding

Parents affected by domestic abuse will be supported through the Family Drug & Alcohol Courts, thanks to £48,500 funding from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley.

STATEMENT: PC Harper trial - sentencing

Statement from the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley, Anthony Stansfeld, following sentencing of the trial.

Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley on the latest police officer recruitment figures

The latest figures released by the Home Office show Thames Valley is ahead of recruitment targets for 2020.

More than £970,000 awarded to the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley to help keep streets safe

The Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley has successfully bid for £970,000 from the Home Office to help make communities safer.

STATEMENT: PC Harper

Statement from the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley, Anthony Stansfeld, following the verdicts of the trial.

Over £807,000 awarded to support victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence in the Thames Valley

The Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley has awarded over £807,000 to charities and community interest companies to support them in helping victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence.

Vacancy for lay member of the Joint Independent Audit Committee

The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Thames Valley and the Chief Constable are looking for a citizen with a good understanding and experience of public sector legislation and guidance who are politically neutral, to sit as independent member of the Joint Independent Audit Committee.

STATEMENT: Latest HMICFRS ‘State of Policing’ report

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has released the ‘State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2019’.

Victims First and Crimestoppers launch domestic abuse campaign in Thames Valley

Victims First, which supports victims of crime and abuse across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, has launched a campaign with national charity Crimestoppers to raise awareness of domestic abuse and the support available to victims.