PCC Kathryn Holloway

Police funding grants: “once in a generation crackdown on serious organised crime”

A £4.3m funding bid to support Bedfordshire Police’s Boson team has been submitted by the departing Police and Crime Commissioner. Boson was introduced in Luton in 2012 to deal with gun and gang crime...

Outgoing PCC says she’s ‘confident of a resolution’ over sale of Greyfriars Police Station

Bedfordshire’s outgoing Police and Crime Commissioner hopes the sale of the former Greyfriars Police Station in Bedford will fall into place soon...

Tributes paid to outgoing PCC, Kathryn Holloway

Around £16m has been secured in special grants to help fund and support policing in Bedfordshire during the last five years, a meeting heard. Outgoing Police and Crime Commissioner Kathryn Holloway...

£2.1m grant to fund county’s biggest ever crackdown on organised crime gangs

Bespoke funding of over £2m has been granted to Bedfordshire’s PCC, Kathryn Holloway, to target the criminal masterminds behind Organised Crime Groups (OCG) across the county...

“I will be unforgiving if another hurdle is placed in our way” says PCC over Greyfriars sale

A “laser like focus” will be directed at a local authority in the weeks ahead over the sale and redevelopment of a former Bedfordshire police station. Planning permission was granted by Bedford Borough Council for a change of use for the Greyfriars site...

Criminal justice system backlog: “a very considerable problem is brewing”

Delays in the criminal justice system threaten to cause “a very considerable problem” and encourage victims or witnesses to back out, a meeting heard. A backlog of more than 50,000 cases has stacked up because of the pandemic...

Beds Police cuts averted thanks to £3m PCC special grant, panel told

Policing in Bedfordshire would have faced cuts without a special grant of nearly £3m this year, a meeting of the county’s police and crime panel heard...

Bedfordshire PCC launches new £170k grant fund for 2020 -21

A grant fund has been launched be Bedfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, aiming to support projects to help ex-offenders lead crime-free lives...

‘A terrible day to be a criminal’ says Beds PCC as she wins third Special Grant

A third consecutive Special Policing Grant has been awarded to Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, to support fighting gang...

Work starts on new custody suite at Bedfordshire Police HQ

Work has started on a new £18 million custody suite for Bedfordshire Police at its Kempston headquarters. The suite, due for completion in 2022, will include...

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