Governance
The role of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) is to be a voice of the people and hold the Chief Constable and police to account. This publicly elected role aims to cut crime and deliver an effective and efficient police service within their local area, ensuring that the police are answerable to the communities that they serve.
You can find out more information about the PFCC and his work on the PFCC website.
The Police and Crime Plan
The PFCC is required to produce a four-year Police and Crime Plan which sets the strategic direction for policing in Northamptonshire. This must include the PFCC's objectives, the level of financial support and other resources they will provide to the police, and how the Chief Constable's performance will be measured, amongst other things.
The current Police, Fire and Crime Plan 2021 - 2026, sets out the PFCC's main priorities for the period. These include:
- Develop strategies to reduce repeat victimisation
- Develop fraud prevention programmes, including reducing the risk of cyber related crime
- Deliver and maintain the ANPR network in Northamptonshire to ensure it supports the prevention, disruption and detection of crime
- Give people the opportunity to participate in schemes that make the county safer such as Neighbourhood Watch, Street Watch and Speed Watch
- Ensure that people have access to information and support to help them prevent crime and keep themselves safe
- Invest in target hardening schemes in areas of the highest risk to reduce crime
- Commit to and invest in initiatives and programmes to make Northamptonshire's roads safer
- Continue recruitment to ensure we reach 1,500 police officers by 2023, the highest number of officers ever in Northamptonshire
- Strengthen local policing and focus on solving local problems at a local level
- Focus on crimes such as burglary, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour
- Increase the amount of time that Police officers and PCSOs in neighbourhood teams spend in their local community
- Target violent crime, with a strategy to look at violence against women and girls and understand and act against violence in our communities
- Understand the concerns in rural areas, providing a visible presence and reassurance in rural communities
- Ensure that communities have access to information about police activities in their area, and that they are able to contact a named local officer
- Invest in a community road safety fund to support communities in addressing local road safety concerns
- Deliver robust enforcement and awareness campaigns to reduce the number of knives on our streets
- Reduce harm from domestic abuse, pursuing perpetrators, supporting victims, and using rehabilitation and prevention programmes to improve positive outcomes for victims
- Work with all partners to ensure that our approach to and delivery of early intervention services are joined up and effective
- Continue to invest in support for families to reduce exclusions from school, involvement in crime and to mitigate the impact of domestic incidents
- Continue to invest in provision for young people, to prevent them from becoming involved in, or victims of, crime with a specific focus on the impact of knife related crime
- Carry out awareness campaigns so that people can recognise and report the signs of exploitation
- Work with partners to tackle some of the entrenched issues in our communities and improve use of collective resources to support the most vulnerable
- Increase positive outcome rates for victims of crime
- Monitor the quality of investigations and work to further improve standards
- Work with partners to ensure justice is as swift as possible
- Provide effect support for victims and witnesses that meets their needs
- Develop a range of evidence-based initiatives to intervene early to prevent offending, and to deter reoffending
- Invest in activities to reduce the risks posed by serial or repeat offenders
- Develop a culture of learning that delivers continuous improvement in services
- Prepare our fleet, estate and processes to allow us to meet the Government's carbon targets
- Recognise, reflect, and respect the communities we serve