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Monthly column: Police reform must improve performance

The government will publish its long-awaited Police Reform Bill next month when Parliament returns from the summer recess. This Bill represents the most radical reform of English and Welsh...

Monthly column: Say “no” to Male Violence Against Women and Girls

Male violence against women and girls (MVAWG) blights our society and creates grief, harm and even death for far too many. MVWAG includes a wide variety of crimes, from domestic abuse...

Monthly column: Summer of fun and safety

Over the next few weeks, we should hopefully be enjoying some super Bedfordshire summer weather. We shall also be enjoying the World Cup and, next month, the Bedford River Festival...

Monthly column: Two years gone and two years ahead

Two years ago, in 2024, I had the privilege of being elected as Bedfordshire’s fourth Police and Crime Commissioner. I now know that I will be the last Police and Crime Commissioner as the...

Monthly column: Let’s make Tempsford a healthy and safe new town

The government has indicated that Tempsford is a preferred site for a new town. The ambition is to create a new town of 40,000 homes on the A1 site, on the Oxford-Cambridge corridor...

PCC says Bedfordshire Police still has outstanding areas for improvement from last inspection

Bedfordshire Police has yet to have all the areas for improvement highlighted by the force’s last inspection signed off by inspectors, the police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said...

From prison to paycheck: Bedfordshire PCC launches programme to support ex-offenders into work

A local charity and Bedfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) are collaborating on a pilot training programme to help ex-offenders find work - the first of its kind in the county...

Monthly column: Child knife crime, we must do better

Knife crime literally kills. It damages victims and perpetrators. It is a societal ill. There have been too many murders and serious assaults in Bedford and the wider county for us to ignore the scourge...

Monthly column: AI in policing – making a difference; being ethical

Technology, including AI, is increasingly used in every aspect of our daily lives, and businesses and public services are no exception. AI has an important contribution to make in preventing crime...

Bedfordshire Police share of council tax to increase by 6.6%

Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has secured specific Home Office approval to increase the police council tax precept above the standard limit for 2026/27...

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