Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall has agreed the policing budget for the next financial year. Following support from the public, the Chief Constable and the Police and Crime Panel the budget was approved and the precept for 2021-22 will increase by 55p a month for a band D property. Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall said: “Increasing council tax is always a difficult decision and of course I would prefer not to have to raise the precept but I have to be realistic in funding our police force. “This year, Police and Crime Commissioner’s were given the opportunity to raise the policing element of council tax by £15 for Band D properties, whilst a majority of PCCs are charging the full £15 in this current financial climate, when so many people are feeling the economic effect of Covid-19, I do not think it is appropriate to request this amount.
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Police have vowed to help victims of sexual crimes to the very end and agencies have enough measures in place to help even if the police are not involved. This week Cumbria police are highlighting the message that It s Not Ok and want anyone who has been a victim to come forward and they will do everything in their power to help and support them Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall is supporting National Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness campaign this week, that aims to generate discussion among the general public, statutory bodies and third sector organisations about how sexual abuse and sexual violence is not ok.
MILLOM is the latest place to feature in an expansion by Cumbria Constabulary of neighbourhood policing, with five new dedicated officers. The idea behind the neighbourhood policing plan is to provide an enhanced visible presence and more capacity to respond to local concerns. Five dedicated officers will be deployed from Whitehaven to the Millom area and will be based in the Network Centre on Salthouse Road. This has been made possible due to public support for an increase in the police part of the council tax bill, proposed by Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall to improve policing in the county.