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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.

Conferences

As part of our ongoing commitment to engagement with all community groups, we regularly hold conferences. We also co-host some events in conjunction with partners who provide specialist input.

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 Visiting recruitment is open - could you spare some time to check on the welfare of detainees 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.

Safer Dorset Fund - Community Grant

The Safer Dorset fund has been created as a resource to support local voluntary groups to deliver projects that make Dorset safer in line with the six priorities set out in the Police and Crime Plan.

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.

Public Meetings

Public engagement through community events and surgeries has replaced regular forum meetings, but public meetings can be held in response to important issues.

Surgeries

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

Community Days

Have Your Say!

"The Perfect Storm" – Our Ports are in Crisis

For the last year I have been campaigning for the Home Office to carry out a full and frank review of small port security and it’s clear they’ve done very little to increase protection to our coastal borders.

Response to HMIC Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy (PEEL) report

I welcome this report from HMIC. Scrutiny by an outside body is always valuable and I am pleased that the Inspectorate has recognised that Dorset Police has “good governance and financial controls in place” and that the Force has set a balanced budget for next year.

Supporting National Hate Crime Awareness week

Anyone can be a victim of hate crime and targeted for their race, sexuality, religion, disability or transgender identity. I will never condone any form of hate crime and I will always encourage any victim to speak out.

Dorset PCC Response to NRCN Survey Findings

For the last few months I have been encouraging residents in rural areas of Dorset to have their say on crime and policing by taking part in the National Rural Crime Network Survey – the largest rural crime survey ever conducted in this country.

Another Blow To Fraud Victims

Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill responds to the news that Broadcasting Support Services (BSS), the company responsible for running Action Fraud, is in administration.

Joining Up The Dots In Mental Health Care

Last month Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced up to £15 million pounds of new funding to provide health based alternatives to police custody for those individuals held under section 136 of the Mental Health Act.

Home Office Responds to Dorset PCC Campaign to Close Funding Gap in Firearms Licencing

Every year, Dorset taxpayers subsidise the administration of gun licensing applications by £250,000. I have long campaigned to raise firearms licensing fees to ensure a fair deal for residents in Dorset and the rest of England.

Dorset PCC Supports 'Cuts Have Consequences' Campaign

Today, Dorset Police Federation becomes the 6th Police Federation (Polfed) team to join the inaugural Essex Police Federation campaign, “Cuts have Consequences”.

Between A Rock and a Hard Place

PCC Martyn Underhill gives his reasoning for freezing the precept.

Response to HMIC Crime Integrity Report

By Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill