Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Shelford visited Bath and North East Somerset last week and met with local organisations and stakeholders to hear their policing and crime concerns.
Conservative PCC Mark Shelford
The PCC met with Councillor Dine Romero before heading to Keynsham for a walkabout of the High Street with Jacob Rees-Mogg MP.
Mr Shelford then took part in a virtual meeting with Bath MP Wera Hobhouse, to discuss drink spiking and anti-social behaviour impacting the city’s residents.
Following this, he virtually met with Sally Churchyard, Head of Youth Offending Scheme and Prevent Service for BANES.
During the meeting, they spoke about the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), the service that it offers and how the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) can further support their work.
Finally, Mr Shelford virtually met with staff from Bath charity Julian House, which supports vulnerable and at-risk individuals including those experiencing homelessness, those escaping domestic abuse, adults with learning difficulties and people who need support after leaving prison.
Along with Probation, Julian House co-commissions 14-bed units of accommodation with support for offenders on release and, earlier in the summer, the charity received additional Ministry of Justice funding via the OPCC for domestic abuse and sexual violence victims.
PCC Mark Shelford said: “It was great to meet a range of individuals and organisations that all work extremely hard to keep BANES residents safe and to find out how, as PCC, I can support their efforts.
“This was my last engagement day of 2021 and I want to say a massive thank you to all the partners, stakeholders, organisations and local people I have met this year.
“I’m excited to continue these engagement days in 2022 and meet with local people, MPs and other organisations who represent residents who tell me about the issues that are causing greatest concern in their communities.”
