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    • PCC - Martyn Underhill
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    Martyn Underhill is the directly elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset and utilises a small but effective team to deliver the requirements of the role and office.
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    The Police & Crime Plan is the focus of our work and provides the direction and focus for Dorset Police based on feedback from the public. While it is a 4 year plan, it is refreshed annually to ensure we continue to meet the needs of residents.
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    We're committed to involving as many people as possible in our work. Here you can find more information about volunteering, our approach to community engagement as well as how you can report your concerns and take part in consultations.
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    Keep up to date with what the Police & Crime Commissioner is doing to make Dorset a safer county. Here you can find news articles and blogs along with videos, images and audio in our multimedia section along with our quarterly newsletters.
  • Events
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    Our events calendar highlights all the opportunities Dorset residents, visitors, businesses and victims of crime can interact with the PCC and his team at shows, public meetings, forums and community days.
  • Working in Partnership
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    Working in Partnership
    • Receive Funding From Us
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    Working with other organisations in partnership is vital to continue our commitment to making Dorset safer and feel safer. We award grants and funding for projects and initiatives that meet this objective.
  • Transparency
    2017-2021 Police & Crime Plan
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    • Publication Scheme
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    • Transparency Awards
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    Here you can find all of the statutory information we publish as a public sector organisation as well as instructions on how to submit a Freedom of Information request and disclosure log of previous requests.

2018 National Rural Crime Survey

Do you think rural crime has gone up or down in Dorset? Do you feel safer? What’s your view of the police in your community?

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DRINK DRIVE LIMIT CONSULTATION RESULTS

72% of participants support calls for a lower drink drive threshold.

FULL RESULTS

Your policing priorities

Stay up to date with progress being made against the four pillars you highlighted to be top policing priorities for the next four years.

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Our News
Make your voice heard – The 2018 National Rural Crime Survey – 18 April 2018
It’s three years since the last National Rural Crime Survey revealed the huge financial cost of crime to rural communities and issues of chronic under-reporting.
Overwhelming support for lower drink drive limit – 10 April 2018
A public consultation launched by PCC Martyn Underhill to gain an insight into Dorset residents’ views on the drink drive limit has found that a majority of people would like to see a lower threshold introduced.
Last chance to have your say – 26 March 2018
In December 2017, Dorset’s Police & Crime Commissioner launched a public consultation seeking residents’ views on lowering the drink drive limit. There is just one week left to have your say before the consultation closes.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Custody Visiting

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Consultations

Your Voice in Policing!

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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.

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Surgeries

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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PCC responds to Autumn Statement

The Autumn Statement comes at a pivotal time for policing.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Results of the use of force consultation

I would like to thank all those that completed the July consultation on this hugely important area of policing business.

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PCC reflects on Modern Slavery Conference

Modern slavery is an appalling stain on our society. It’s a brutal form of organised crime, in which people are treated as commodities and exploited.

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Message from PCC Martyn Underhill

I welcome the proposals that have been put forward today.

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WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES
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