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PCC celebrates completion of ambitious safety project in Melton

PCC celebrates completion of ambitious safety project in Melton

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A six-figure safety project boosting CCTV coverage across Melton and reducing the risk of crime has been completed ahead of schedule.
Date:
Tuesday 29th April 2025
PCC praises partnership approach as major safety project concludes

PCC praises partnership approach as major safety project concludes

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Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews is celebrating the completion of a major safety project that has ramped household security across Oadby and Wigston.
Date:
Friday 25th April 2025
PCC calls on Government to reverse funding cut to victims' services to protect more vulnerable women

PCC calls on Government to reverse funding cut to victims' services to protect more vulnerable women

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Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews has written to Minister for Victims Alex Davies-Jones calling for an urgent rethink of the decision to cut funding for victims' services in 2025/26.
Date:
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Open letter to Alex Davis-Jones, Minister for Victims

Open letter to Alex Davis-Jones, Minister for Victims

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"Victims need to feel safe to come forward with their experiences, be assured that they will see justice done to their perpetrators and ultimately help them cope and recover from their experiences. With that in mind I truly struggle to understand how the Government have seen it fit to reduce the Victim Core Grant funding by 4.2% for the 2025/2026 financial year."
Date:
Monday 14th April 2025
Statement from the Leicestershire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

Statement from the Leicestershire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

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Leicestershire Chief Constable Recruitment - following an extensive interview process held over two days, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has announced that an appointment has not been made.
Date:
Tuesday 8th April 2025
PCC urges Prime Minister to urgently review police funding arrangements

PCC urges Prime Minister to urgently review police funding arrangements

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Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews has taken his fight for a fairer funding deal directly to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, calling for an urgent overhaul of the way forces are financed to better match demand.
Date:
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Letter to Dame Diana Johnson asking for a review of the funding formula

Letter to Dame Diana Johnson asking for a review of the funding formula

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PCC Rupert Matthews has written to the Policing Minister, Dame Diana Johnson asking again for a full review of police funding
Date:
Tuesday 25th March 2025
Open Letter to the Prime Minister to hightlight the important issue of police funding

Open Letter to the Prime Minister to hightlight the important issue of police funding

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PCC Rupert Matthews has today written an open letter to the Prime Minister to highlight the important issue of police funding.
Date:
Tuesday 25th March 2025
BLOG: My Community Day in Oadby and Wigston

BLOG: My Community Day in Oadby and Wigston

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BLOG: Read about my community day in Oady and Wigston which included a visit to Manor Road in Oadby, then to see the Safe Families team in Wigston and finishing off at Oadby Youth Centre
Date:
Tuesday 25th March 2025
PCC-funded project helps young people sharpen their skills to find work

PCC-funded project helps young people sharpen their skills to find work

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More than 50 young people have brushed up their employability skills and improved their CVs as part of a project funded by Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews.
Date:
Tuesday 18th March 2025
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