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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

Being a victim or witness of crime can be distressing and traumatic. This page is designed to provide you with help and support, relevant information and advice with links to other partner organisations that can assist you.

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

Being a victim or witness of crime can be distressing and traumatic. This page is designed to provide you with help and support, relevant information and advice with links to other partner organisations that can assist you.

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.

No Excuse for driving home from the Christmas party

AS we head into the Christmas period, thousands of people will be heading out to enjoy themselves in the county’s pubs, bars and restaurants.

Volunteers in Policing – A voice for our communities

Today is International Volunteers Day and I would like to take a moment to reflect on the work of volunteers in policing. In particular, I would like to acknowledge those who support the work of my office. Independent Custody Visitors and Scrutiny Volunteers help me by providing an additional check and balance to police work.

Domestic abuse means far more than violence

WHAT do you think of when you hear the words ‘domestic abuse’?

Restorative justice - giving victims a voice

AS we mark the first anniversary of restorative justice in Dorset, my mind turns to the many victims of crime I met during my long police career - and how they could have benefited from this vital service.

Be Bike Smart this Road Safety Week

With over 100 cyclists and motorcyclists injured every day in needless, preventable crashes, they are among the most vulnerable road users in the UK. For this reason, this year’s theme for Road Safety Week is ‘Bike Smart’.

Spit guards

Having been a police officer for 30 years, I understand first-hand how disgusting and abhorrent it is to be spat at or bitten. I have experienced both personally.

Taking action on rural crime

We know that rural crime is a problem. But we also know that it is massively underreported. I met with the Rural Crime Team ahead of the national rural crime day of action to talk about what is being done in Dorset to protect our rural communities from crime.

Be part of the solution and help make our roads safer

I am proud to live and work in a county where so many organisations and people in our communities are working hard to raise awareness and encourage people to make good choices around using our roads. To obey the speed limit. To not use a mobile phone while driving. To not drink and drive.

Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner Rationale for Merger Decision

There are very few absolutes in policing. It is a challenging and fluid environment that is subject to a diverse range of threats, harms and risks.

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.