Hardyal Dhindsa Police & Crime Commissioner for

Meet Your Commissioner

High Peak

9th March 2020 Derbyshire’s 2nd PCC

• Second PCC term – Elected, May 2016

• Building on the work of Alan Charles

• Commitment to visit every town and village

• Commitment to hold public scrutiny meetings

• Neighbourhood Policing is at the heart of my plan Role of the Police and Crime Commissioner • The role of the PCC is to be the voice of the people and hold the police to account.

• I am responsible for the totality of policing in Derbyshire. Role of the Police and Crime Commissioner

• Set the force budget and determine the precept Role of the Police and Crime Commissioner • Responsible for commissioning services to victims of crime who reside in Derbyshire

- Sexual Abuse - General Support - Hate Crime - Young People - Restorative Justice - Domestic Abuse - Child Sexual Exploitation Role of the Police and Crime Commissioner • Set the police and crime objectives for Derbyshire through a Police & Crime Plan

• 5 year plan from 2016 to 2021

• Pledges & promises outlined in my manifesto

• Plan contains 7 Strategic objectives

• Partnership working is a key focus Strategic v Operational Policing • Set the Strategy (plan) and • Responsible for the budget for policing in Derbyshire direction and control of the force • Hire/fire/ hold the to account

• Deals with allocation of • Deals with complaints against the officers in a particular SNT, Chief Constable Local Policing Unit • Can not deal with operational • Accountable to PCC matters – crimes, incidents etc

Chief Constable Police & Crime Commissioner (Operational Responsibility) (Strategic Responsibility) Strategic Objectives

1. Working to keep the most vulnerable in our communities safe from crime and harm and supporting those who 5. Working with young people, including those unfortunately find themselves a who have been either victims of crime or victim of crime. offenders, to understand their needs and prevent them becoming involved in criminal 2. Working to tackle the emerging threats of cyber and cyber-enabled activities crime on individuals, businesses and communities 6. Working with the to develop the policing family to be more 3. Working to tackle the impact of drugs representative of the diverse communities it and alcohol on communities serves

4. Supporting those with mental health 7. Working with the Constabulary and partners issues, including those with learning difficulties, who come into contact to maximise the opportunities from with the Criminal Justice System, as developments in technology victim or offender, to get the right support, from the right agencies at the right time Why…? D383 The Purpose

1. In true spirit of the PCC role, being ‘visible’ to local communities D383 The Purpose

2. To provide the public with an opportunity to meet me and raise concerns about issues which matter to them in their local area D383 The Purpose

3. To give the public a voice in helping to shape policing in Derbyshire D383 The Purpose

4. To better enable me as PCC, to understand the needs and expectations of local communities The Results… Countywide Summary

• A total of 442 issues have been raised by communities across Derbyshire during my D383 tour

• Speeding is the number one concern which was raised the most by communities

• In addition, Anti-Social Behaviour and Police Visibility both feature as top policing concerns Where did we go in High Peak?

Bamford Combs Hope Birchvale Doveholes Low Leighton Blackwell Burbage Fairfield Newtown Fernilee / Sterndale Moor Castleton Taxal Chapel-en-le-Frith Thornsett Charlesworth Hadfield Harpur Hill Hayfield 33 areas visited over 3 years What did we find in High Peak? – summary What did we find in High Peak?

• 49 issues were raised in High Peak

• The top 3 policing related issues raised most often were:

1. Speeding 2. Visibility 3. ASB You said, I did: Speeding

• I funded an additional 1,088 hours of speed enforcement last year based on concerns from the public. This resulted in 1,000 vehicles being stopped

From my budget last year: • Two new Speedwatch officers have been introduced to co-ordinate and setup speedwatch initiatives across the county

• The Roads Policing Team has increased by nine officers to clamp down on speeding motorists You said, I did: Visibility

• Over the past two financial years, I have increased officer and staff numbers by 145.

• Further plans to increase officer numbers by 85 this coming financial year. You said, I did: Visibility

• Listening to the concerns of the public, I re-introduced Derbyshire Alert

• The force now have approximately 20,000 people registered who receive local and countywide crime related news

Sign up now at: https://www.derbyshirealert.co.uk/ You said, I did: ASB

• Listening to the concerns of the public, I have now funded a dedicated ASB support service which has helped 578 people in the past 9 months

• This service features part of my CoRe (Cope and Recover) services for victims of crime who live in Derbyshire Reductions in Derbyshire • In Derbyshire we have seen officer numbers reduce from 2,126 in 2009/10 to 1,702 in 2017/18 – a reduction of 424. In addition to 242 police staff

• Derbyshire Police’s grant has been cut by £25m since 2010, £40m in real terms.

• During this time, £38m of savings have been delivered

• Although I have put back 145 officers and staff in the organisation, we are still much smaller than we were 10 years ago – some 521 fewer! Uplift in 2019-2020 The increased Police Precept through council tax has brought in £4 million and funded investment into essential services in 2019-20:

• Increased our police officer establishment by 58 and police staff by 62

• Invested into prevention and mental health support

• Invested in new technology including Tasers, Drones and ANPR capability Budget Consultation 2020/21

• Seeking the views of the public to increase the policing part of the council tax precept

• Consultation closed on 23rd January

• Overall, 76.9% of the 1,400 people who completed the survey supported a £10 or more increase per annum

• The Police and Crime Panel unanimously supported a precept rise of £10 per annum (for a band D property) What does this mean for Policing In 2020/21?

• An additional 85 Police Officers to be recruited this coming financial year

• 20 more PCSO’s to be recruited into local policing teams across the county

• Overall, this will mean 250 extra Officers and Staff will have been recruited into Any Questions?