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Annual Business Conference 2024

Annual Business Conference 2024

Speakers Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye Bedfordshire Police Force Strategic Oversight ACC John Murphy Federation of Small Business Suzanna Austin Eastern Region Cyber Resilience Centre Inspector Jim Stevenson Head of Cyber and Innovation Criminal Justice – Sentencing and new legislation Jessica Hart Senior Crown Prosecutor Eastern Region Special Operations Unit – Counter Terrorism Jenny […]

PCC secures government backing to combat serious organised crime in Bedfordshire

PCC and officers at grad ceremony

Bedfordshire Police is set to receive a continuation of special grant funding recognising the need to combat serious organised crime in the county. During his term as Police and Crime Commissioner, Festus Akinbusoye has secured additional Special Grant funding awarded by the Home Office to support operations specifically set-up to tackle serious violence in Bedfordshire. […]

New virtual reality ‘Vision’ van on the road in Bedfordshire

PCC with the Vision Van and Fire Service

Road safety education for young people is to be transformed with the launch of the new Vision Van virtual reality immersive experience.   Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s (BFRS) new Vision Van is now on the road and will be used as part of Bedfordshire’s Road Safety Partnership’s mission to reduce road casualties by 50 […]

PCC celebrates visiting 100th school in Bedfordshire

PCC and students

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Festus Akinbusoye reached a key milestone this week as he visited his 100th school in Bedfordshire. Mr Akinbusoye attended Bedford Academy to mark the occasion and spoke with year 10 students at an assembly. This is as part of his commitment to engaging with and listening to young people in […]

Students taught ways to stand up against violence through PCC-backed theatre sessions

Lee Manor

Reports from Ofsted that 1 in 3 teenage girls have experienced some sort of sexual violence from their partner has led the OPCC to take steps towards prevention of Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) in schools.    Performance in Education specialise in delivering theatre projects in schools across the UK to educate through memorable […]

PCC supports force operations tackling on-street sexual exploitation in Luton

PCC with Azalea van

Funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner, Azalea has launched a new mobile drop-in van this week to provide 1-1 support sessions to sex workers who may have been trafficked or may be victims of exploitation. Azalea Cofounder and CEO, Ruth Robb, said: “By creating a mobile drop-in van, we will bring our unique Azalea […]

Beds PCC and supermarket collaborate on crime prevention

Resident at Morrisons

In a country-first, the ‘public access terminals’ are being rolled out into Morrisons stores in Bedfordshire. The Police and Crime Commissioner, Festus Akinbusoye is continuing to deliver on his community-based policing commitments, with investment in four terminals across the county. The state-of-the-art touchscreen devices will give shoppers a new way to report crime as well […]

Bedfordshire school wins PCC’s debating contest

PCC with students at schools debate final

Etonbury Academy has been crowned the best debating team in Bedfordshire after a sterling performance at the Houses of Parliament.  Three Bedfordshire schools reached the finals of a debating competition run by the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner.  Etonbury fought off competition from runners up Bedford Academy and Icknield High School who won their first […]

£1.4m anti-social behaviour investment announced by Beds PCC

Officer in hi-viz

Every police force in England and Wales will receive at least £1 million from the government to ramp up patrols to tackle violence and disorder, targeted in areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour. It is estimated that the funding, hitting £66 million for England and Wales, will enable each force to deploy more uniformed […]

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