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This month’s Performance and Accountability Meeting (PAM) will be held on Thursday 20 March 2025.
This week marks the first ever National Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP) Awareness Week, which takes place from 17th to 23rd March 2025.
Tackling abuse of road workers
This month, during Respect Our Workforce Week, Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne visited Roadways, UK experts in Civil Engineering, Groundworks and Road Resurfacing.
Over the past four years, Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has provided over £900,000 to Barnardo’s and the YMCA DownsLink Group’s WiSE project to fund an initiative called Project SOLAH.
'No More' - Domestic Abuse Champions
‘No More’ is an annual week dedicated to raising awareness about domestic abuse and sexual violence.
In 2024, Sussex Police received 20,885 reports of domestic abuse and violence and they have dedicated teams and resources to investigate reports and support victims of abuse. The Force is also supported by Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne and her dedicated Victim Services team.
Across Sussex, PCC Katy Bourne funds a range of high-quality services including some specifically designed to offer support to those who are victims of domestic abuse, helping them to speak out about their experience.
Lifecentre - 'No More' Awareness Week
‘No More’ is an annual week dedicated to raising awareness about domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Across Sussex, PCC Katy Bourne funds a range of high-quality services including some specifically designed to offer support to those who are victims of sexual violence and domestic abuse, helping them to speak out about their experience. This includes Lifecentre.
Over 100 arrests made as a result of national investigations through Opal
The fight against retail crime continues building momentum thanks to strong partnerships between policing and retailers and recent Government announcements to strengthen legislation.
The national team collating and coordinating intelligence from police forces and retailers across the country has now effected over 100 arrests (108) of individuals involved in organised retail crime, collectively responsible for over £5.2m in losses to businesses.
‘No More’ is an annual week dedicated to raising awareness about domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Across Sussex, PCC Katy Bourne funds a range of high-quality services including some specifically designed to offer support to those who are victims of domestic abuse helping them to speak out about their experience.
In 2024 alone, the Commissioner’s office supported over 8,000 victims of domestic violence through funded services which is an increase of 1,000 compared to the previous year.
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has funded 1,000 specialist tools and equipment marking kits, helping farmers and tradespeople to mark their equipment and protect it from theft.
The National Farmers’ Union, which represents more than 44,000 farming businesses, has contributed monies towards half of the kits which have been provided by SelectaDNA.
Included in the forensic marking kits is a liquid made up of a unique synthetic DNA code and thousands of microscopic identification dots. Once applied to tools and equipment, the liquid dries clear and can only be identified through UV lights and specialist microscopes.
This week the Government published their new Crime & Policing Bill.
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne said: “The Government’s Crime & Policing Bill introduced into Parliament yesterday, delivers on some of the key issues that I have been championing on behalf of businesses and local people for some time to tackle shop theft, assault and abuse of shopworkers, as well as anti-social behaviour (ASB).
“Many of the measures build on the foundations laid by the previous Government and I welcome the move to treat violence against women and girls as a national policing priority, strengthening Stalking Protection Orders, barring sex offenders from changing their names and the new criminal offence of spiking.