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News & Blog

Check out our latest news and blogs to find out how we are working hard to improve community safety, reduce crime and hold the police to account.

Events

Find out all the latest event information, and learn when you can interact with the PCC and his team at shows, public meetings, community days and forums.

Newsletters

The Dorset Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner produce a quarterly newsletter explaining progress in making Dorset safer and feel safer through community initiatives.

Victim Care

Becoming a victim of crime can be a distressing experience, which can affect people in different ways, for example; emotionally, financially or physically.

Restorative Justice

Restorative Justice (RJ) is an approach to justice that focuses on the needs of victims, offenders and the involved community, as opposed to simply punishing the offender. RJ is victim focussed and lets victims tell offenders the real impact of their crime.

Custody Visiting

Independent Custody Visitors (ICVs) provide an independent check on the welfare of people who are detained in custody.

Newsletters

The Dorset Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner produce a quarterly newsletter explaining progress in making Dorset safer and feel safer through community initiatives.

Victim Care

Becoming a victim of crime can be a distressing experience, which can affect people in different ways, for example; emotionally, financially or physically.

What we spend and how we spend it

On this page you can access financial information relating to our projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit.

Consultations

Your Voice in Policing!

Volunteering

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has opportunities for members of the public to volunteer their time and energy to support the PCC’s overall vision of making Dorset a better place for people to live, work and visit.

Surgeries

Your chance to speak directly to PCC Martyn Underhill one-to-one about policing or wider community safety issues.

County lines – Help your police tackle a national issue

County lines is a national issue that affects forces across England and Wales, including our own. The term ‘county lines’ refers to gangs in major cities supplying drugs to other parts of the UK, usually using dedicated phone lines to facilitate it.

PROTECTING LOCAL POLICING

I know that one of the key concerns for the public about the proposed merger between Dorset Police and Devon & Cornwall Police is about local policing.

National Volunteers Week 2018

This week is an opportunity to celebrate the huge contribution volunteers make to help keep their communities safe.

Getting to grips with knife crime

Today, the Home Office launched a new campaign to reduce knife crime among young people. We’re seeing an upward trend in offences involving a knife or sharp instrument being recorded by police nationally. While overall numbers locally are low, we must get to grips with the issue.

Joining the fight against criminal scammers

As part of Take Five to Stop Fraud Week, I am calling on Dorset residents to take just five minutes out of their week to share some top tips with friends, family and colleagues, that can help to prevent people from falling victim to scams.

Correcting the drink drive limit

Already in 2017, Dorset has sadly seen the number of road deaths reach a higher level than for the full year of 2016. Over a quarter of these fatalities involved a motorist driving whilst under the influence of alcohol, drugs or both.

PCC responds to Autumn Statement

The Autumn Statement comes at a pivotal time for policing.

PCC supports Brake Road Safety Week

In 2017, Dorset has thankfully so far seen the number of people seriously injured on our roads decrease. But sadly, we have also seen the number of road deaths rise.

Dame Elish Angiolini’s report into deaths in custody published

Since the report was announced two years ago, practitioners, campaigners and the families of those who have died in police custody have faced an agonising wait. Now, we at last have the chance to reflect on the findings.

A restorative approach to hate crime resolution

To mark this year’s Hate Crime Awareness Week, agencies from across the criminal justice system have expressed their commitment to increasing reporting and providing the best possible service for victims.