Extracts from Commons proceedings: Police and Crime Commissioners - Jul 12

Extract from Women and Equalities questions

Dame Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con): The summer holidays, which are approaching, see a spike in domestic abuse. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is important that people know there is help available? Will she lend her support to the campaign I am running in Basingstoke with the police and crime commissioner Donna Jones to help to make sure that victims of domestic abuse in north Hampshire know they are not alone and that there is help there?

The Minister for Women and Equalities (Kemi Badenoch): I agree with my right hon. Friend. It is important that people know where to go for help when they have experienced domestic abuse. The Government are providing Police and Crime Commissioners with dedicated ringfenced funding for at least 900 independent sexual violence and domestic abuse advisers and will fund an additional 100, bringing the total to more than 1,000 by 2025.

Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Metropolitan Police: Stephen Lawrence Murder Investigation

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Miss Sarah Dines):...The Government and the public rightly expect the highest standards from our police officers. The ability of the police to perform their core functions—tackling crime and keeping the public safe—is dependent on their capacity to maintain the confidence of the public. As part of the Inclusive Britain strategy, the Government are committed to developing a new national framework for policing partners, including Police and Crime Commissioners ...