Extract from Westminster Hall debates: Police and Crime Commissioners - May 25
Wednesday, 26 May 2021 08:42
Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Asylum Dispersal Scheme:
Stoke-on-Trent Jonathan Gullis (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Con):...I am
pleased to say that my excellent local branch of Citizens Advice in
Stoke-on-Trent and north Staffordshire has suggested a potential
solution, or at least a way that other areas might be encouraged to
take part in the scheme. Rather than providing support centrally or
nationally, the support budget could be divided and provided as a
ring-fenced grant to the...Request free
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Extract from
Westminster Hall debate on Asylum Dispersal Scheme:
Stoke-on-Trent
(Stoke-on-Trent North) (Con):...I am pleased to say that my
excellent local branch of Citizens Advice in Stoke-on-Trent and
north Staffordshire has suggested a potential solution, or at least
a way that other areas might be encouraged to take part in the
scheme. Rather than providing support centrally or nationally, the
support budget could be divided and provided as a ring-fenced grant
to the local authorities taking part in the dispersal scheme. They
could then commission local services that are tailored to local
needs. There is a precedent for running services like this: the
funding to support victims of crime is divided between
Police and Crime Commissioners so
that they can run things based on local needs...
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Extract from
Westminster Hall debate on Cyber-Fraud in the UK
The Minister for Crime and Policing ():...We are working with national and local
policing, including Police and Crime Commissioners to
support the victims of such crimes. The National Economic Crime
Victim Care Unit, based within Action Fraud, also plays an
important role by helping victims to recover and to protect
themselves against future fraud...
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