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About Us
About Us
PCC - Martyn Underhill
Our Structure
Meet the OPCC Team
Police and Crime Panel
Community Volunteers
The Police and Crime Plan
The Police and Crime Plan
2017-2021 Police & Crime Plan
2017-2021 Police & Crime Plan
PROTECTING PEOPLE AT RISK OF HARM
PROTECTING PEOPLE AT RISK OF HARM
Increase crime reporting
Hold agencies to account for reducing crime
Provide resources to the Force for emerging crime areas
Expand mental health work with Dorset healthcare
Ensure compliance with the Strategic Policing Requirement
Lobby to improve port security
Improve safeguarding for vulnerable children and adults
Challenge fraud service for vulnerable victims
Tackling modern slavery
Scope a mental health app for officers
Improve mental health joint working arrangements
Supporting veterans
Support a hate crime awareness raising event
Stop any escalation of knife crime
Introduce return home interviews for adults who go missing
Expand youth diversion activities
Work with the Chief Constable to create a police cadet scheme
Expand the Paedophile Online Investigation Team
Increase the size of the Safe Schools and Community Team
Lobby for an end to use of custody as a 'place of safety'
Lobby for more work to reduce the risks of suicide
Ensure Dorset Police adopt a mental health delivery plan
Create a vulnerable person's directorate
WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES
WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES
Enhance the way we capture the public's views
Publish an annual report highlighting the views of Dorset residents
Establish problem solving forums to find innovative solutions
Fund new approaches to tackling homelessness
Fund new approaches to tackling fly tipping
Fund new approaches to tackling county lines
Continue the pan-Dorset cyber crime awareness campaign
Improve the police response to business crime
Continue to build on relationships with business communities
Commission road safety charities to run driver training courses
Redesign the Dorset Roadsafe website to boost prevention
Raise driver awareness of poor decision making
Continue to lobby Government to lower the drink drive limit
Provide resources for the Force to tackle drink driving
Undertake a drug driving awareness campaign across Dorset
Fund an extra post in the Marine Unit
Create a rural crime team
Improve Dorset Police website to boost public accessibility
Introduce neighbourhood policing team webchats
Introduce PCC webchats to engage with public
Make PCC surgeries more accessible by creating online option
Develop ways for the public to contact Dorset police online
Continue to bring the police to the heart of the communities they serve
Introduce a neighbourhood engagement contract
Continue to educate young people about staying safe online
Provide better support to protect businesses against online crime
Continue to promote volunteering opportunities
Develop a bobby van scheme for Dorset
SUPPORTING VICTIMS, WITNESSES & REDUCING REOFFENDING
SUPPORTING VICTIMS, WITNESSES & REDUCING REOFFENDING
Lobby for police to be able to insist on high risk individuals being tagged
Explore more behaviour changing courses for offenders
Establish a repeat Victims Champion who will work with difficult cases
Lobby the Government to sponsor a pilot Victims' Lawyer scheme
Retendering the victim support services contract
Explore ways to reduce reoffending through mentoring
Expand tagging of offenders in Dorset
Expand restorative justice so victims can meet offenders in prison
Improve the efficiency of courts
Expand neighbourhood justice panels across Dorset
Pick up services such as peer and public mentoring
Extend AFC Bournemouth referral scheme to include young offenders
Research into whether custody environment can be improved
TRANSFORMING FOR THE FUTURE
TRANSFORMING FOR THE FUTURE
Increase resources available to frontline policing
Continue making sure public money is well spent
Ensure that any debt is minimised
Undertake independent review of the OPCC
Uphold prudent finances with adequate reserves
Fight to get a fair share of the Police Funding Formula
Keep Dorset's Neighbourhood Policing Teams
Keep PCSOs in Dorset
Deploy new resources to frontline duties
Support the health and wellbeing of officers and staff
Work with regional partners to keep people safe
Develop ways to allow the best to enter the Force
Improve technology for virtual hearings
Improve computer technology for remote evidence
Continue to pursue better technology
Introduce body worn video for officers
Continue to invest in more advanced drones
Enable police to give court evidence remotely
Create a panel to examine complaints
Create a volunteer group to observe police contact
Develop a use of force scrutiny panel
Develop an out of court disposal scrutiny panel
Improve the PCC's transparency arrangements
Explore new ways to minimise supervisory costs
Use new tech to improve police deployment
Make the OPCC the first point of contact for police complaints
Create the Safer Dorset Foundation
Continue to seek ways to reduce the Force's carbon footprint and save money
Build on evidence based policing methods and introduce best practice
2013-2017 Police & Crime Plan
Get Involved
Get Involved
Elections 2020 - Postponed until 2021
Surgeries
Consultations and surveys
Consultations and surveys
Previous Consultations
Recruitment
Volunteering
Volunteering
Community Volunteers
Custody Visiting
Custody Visiting
Current ICVs
Independent Scrutiny Panel Volunteers
Reporting Concerns
Webchat
Residents' Chat
Dorset Police Cadets
Annual Reports
News & Blog
News & Blog
News Articles & Blogs
News Articles & Blogs
Policing Precept 2019/20
Social Media
Social Media
Social media community rules
Newsletters
Comms and Engagement Team
Events
Events
Public Events
Working in Partnership
Working in Partnership
Community Grant Projects - 2019-20
Commissioned Projects 2019-20
Receive Funding From Us
Safer Dorset Fund - Community Grant
Safer Dorset Fund - Priority Commissioning Scheme
Key Partnerships
Development Opportunities
Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice
Procurement process for Restorative Justice providers
Victim Care
Dorset Criminal Justice Board
Transparency
Transparency
Publication Scheme
Freedom of Information
Scrutiny Panels
Transparency Awards
Proposed merger
Policing Precept 2020/21
Police & Crime Plan
Dorset Police Website
Media Enquiries
Contact Us
Police & Crime Plan
Dorset Police Website
Media Enquiries
Contact Us
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About Us
About Us
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.
PCC - Martyn Underhill
Our Structure
Meet the OPCC Team
Police and Crime Panel
Community Volunteers
The Police and Crime Plan
Police & Crime Plan
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.
2017-2021 Police & Crime Plan
2013-2017 Police & Crime Plan
Get Involved
Get Involved
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.
Elections 2020 - Postponed until 2021
Surgeries
Consultations and surveys
Recruitment
Volunteering
Reporting Concerns
Webchat
Residents' Chat
Dorset Police Cadets
Annual Reports
News & Blog
News & Blog
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.
News Articles & Blogs
Social Media
Newsletters
Comms and Engagement Team
Events
Events
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.
Public Events
Working in Partnership
Working in Partnership
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.
Community Grant Projects - 2019-20
Commissioned Projects 2019-20
Receive Funding From Us
Safer Dorset Fund - Community Grant
Safer Dorset Fund - Priority Commissioning Scheme
Key Partnerships
Development Opportunities
Restorative Justice
Victim Care
Dorset Criminal Justice Board
Transparency
Transparency
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.
Publication Scheme
Freedom of Information
Scrutiny Panels
Transparency Awards
Proposed merger
Policing Precept 2020/21
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