PCC Clare Moody asks people across Avon and Somerset to help shape policing in their area
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Clare Moody, Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner – will host six forums across Avon and Somerset to hear from the public.
One of PCC Clare’s key responsibilities is to develop a Police and Crime Plan – a strategy for policing across all areas in Avon and Somerset.
Clare has created the draft plan, based on the demand issues for Avon and Somerset Police and what people told Clare their priorities are, while she was campaigning on the doorstep and talking to local people in the run up to her election in May.
Clare is now asking the public in each of the five local authority areas for ideas on how the police, communities and partners can work together to deliver against her Police and Crime Plan draft priorities.
The forums are part of a wider public consultation, launching on 12 August, which also includes a survey to allow those who are unable to attend to share their ideas and suggestions.
The forums are open to anyone to attend and will be held from 15 August to 20 October 2024.
They provide an opportunity to:
- Help shape how policing is delivered in your area
- Share your ideas on what would work in your community
- Find out more about the consultation on your council tax and police funding
Draft Police and Crime Plan priorities
The five priorities included in the draft Police and Crime Plan include:
- Strengthening neighbourhood policing to provide a visible police presence, engage with communities, and tackle antisocial behaviour.
- Reducing violent crime with a focus on male violence against women and girls, and knife crime.
- Preventing crime, working together with other organisations and the public to build safer communities.
- Supporting victims of crime to get the help they need when they need it.
- Improving the standards of policing, so that people receive a fair and effective service.
Where and when: Public forums in 2024
- South Glos Thursday 15 August, 6 – 7.30pm at the Emersons Green Village Hall, Emerson Way BS16 7AP
- Bath and North East Somerset, Tuesday 20 August
- Taunton Taunton Rugby Football Club on September 11 from 6pm to 7.30pm
- Bristol Sparks in Broadmead on September 17 from 6pm to 7.30pm
- Weston-super-Mare Weston Museum on October 1 from 6pm to 7:30pm
- Yeovil Yeovil Town Football Club on October 9 from 6pm to 7.30pm
How the forums will work
The planned schedule for each forum is:
- Twenty-five minutes of presentations:
- Clare Moody, Police and Crime Commissioner
- Police and Crime Plan priorities
- An overview of local priorities from the neighbourhood policing team
- An hour of open discussion – questions and suggestions from the audience