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Merseyside PCC Emily Spurrell is urging retail and business workers to help tackle shoplifters by reporting any criminal incidents or abuse they experience. It comes as Merseyside Police kick-started Safer Businesses Action Week with a conference that brought together Liverpool BID, Northwest Regional Organised Crime Unit’s SaferCash, Northwest Cyber Resilience Centre, Whitechapel Centre, Counter Terrorism…
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Communities across Merseyside are set to benefit from funding from Merseyside Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner, using money seized from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). In June, Merseyside Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner launched the Community Cashback Fund, inviting grassroots organisations and community groups across Merseyside to apply…
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A campaign making it clear there is No Excuse for sexual violence will go live across the region again as thousands of students arrive and return for the start of the academic year. Safer Streets Merseyside is an awareness-raising campaign focused on preventing sexual violence particularly in the night-time economy and the public transport –…
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More than 37,000 people across Merseyside are set to benefit from 20 projects funded by the region’s Police Commissioner to help increase safety and boost community spirit in their areas. A community café for older people, a horticultural project for young people and a host of projects focused on tackling anti-social behaviour are all among…
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Following an extensive review of its operating model, Merseyside Police is implementing the final phase of a change programme designed to enhance the service provided across the county and ensure that the force maintains its determination to put communities first. The review, known as the Community First Operational Review (CFOR), initiated a series of changes…
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Up to 300 Merseyside businesses will benefit from the first free police-backed cyber resilience programme in the region, launched by the North West Cyber Resilience Centre The Merseyside Cyber Security Programme has been funded by Merseyside’s Police Commissioner Emily Spurrell and Merseyside Police Chief Constable using money and assets seized from criminals through the Proceeds…
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Merseyside’s Police Commissioner has responded to today’s news that police officers will receive a pay rise of 7%. It comes after the Government accepted the recommendations put forward by the Police Renumeration Review Body (PRRB). Merseyside’s hard-working police officers are long overdue a proper pay rise, so I welcome the announcement that their dedication and…
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We know how important it is to provide better opportunities for our young people – to keep them and our communities safe. This is particularly true over Halloween and Bonfire Night when traditionally ASB can increase. So, it was fantastic to see more than 6,000 young people take part in brilliant diversionary activities provided by…
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You said, we did! Women across our region told me the place they feel most unsafe is on public transport at night, and the biggest factor in increasing their feelings of safety would be more uniformed police. So, as part of our Safer Streets Liverpool campaign, we’re increasing high-visibility patrols at peak times at transport…
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Deaths and injuries on our roads are neither acceptable nor inevitable. They are preventable. That’s why we have launched Vision Zero – an ambitious new Plan which sets out how Merseyside’s Road Safety Partnership, as a collective, want to reduce the number of fatalities and casualties on our region’s roads, with the ultimate aim there…
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