Bedfordshire Police Headquarters
Bridgebury House, Woburn Road, Kempston, Bedfordshire, MK43 9AX
Bridgebury House, Woburn Road, Kempston, Bedfordshire, MK43 9AX
As part of the Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) statutory oversight and scrutiny function of policing in Bedfordshire, he holds weekly meetings with the Chief Constable. This allows the PCC to be provided with updates on force activity, to raise matters that have been raised with him by residents, and to liaise on key areas of policing (local, regional and national).
The updates and recordings can be found below. Please note that these reports do not cover all matters discussed due to operational and commercial sensitivities.
*** COMMISSIONER’S ACCOUNTABILITY UPDATE ***
(28 August 2023)
Each week, the Commissioner has a one to one with Chief Constable Trevor Rodenhurst to get an update on force activity, raise matters that have been raised with me by residents, and liaise on key areas of policing (local, regional and national). The Chief and PCC operate a ‘No surprises’ policy. With their permission, here are some of the things discussed:
Commissioner Akinbusoye held his weekly catch-up with Chief Constable Trevor Rodenhurst to get an update on force activities, performance, highlight issues and jointly address public concerns.
Among their discussions include:
As part of the PCC’s holding to account of the Chief Constable, Commissioner Akinbusoye also met with Chief Constable Trevor Rodenhurst. He was provided with updates on stabbing investigations, performance of force control room, Bedfordshire’s Sexual Assault and Referral Centre (SARC) inspection by Care Quality Commission, Community Policing, police misconduct hearings and overall risk planning.
Each week, the Commissioner has a one to one with Chief Constable Trevor Rodenhurst to get an update on force activity, raise matters that have been raised with me by residents, and liaise on key areas of policing (local, regional and national).
The Chief and PCC operate a ‘No surprises’ policy. Every six weeks the meeting is recorded and uploaded onto the website. This meeting has been added to the website:
https://www.bedfordshire.pcc.police.uk/meetings/pcc-and-chief-constable-accountability-meetings/
Here are some of the questions asked and discussed within this meeting:
What is Bedfordshire Police doing to encourage, support and retain young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) or other neurodiverse attributes who want to become a Police Cadet? How is the force supporting staff/officers with similar attributes as well?
Provide an overall view of crime and force performance in Bedfordshire. Is crime going down? Which area of crime are we seeing falls and in which are we seeing an increase?
How is the force making best use of cutting edge technology in fighting crime and are there any success stories the Chief Constable can share? What challenges does he see moving forward with this?
I am informed of the anti-social and dangerous use of vehicles on stretches of the new A5 near Lidl in Houghton Regis/Chiltern. Same for the A6 near Wixams village. I have heard of roads being blocked off by ‘racers’. These have been reported by residents but they say that nothing is being done about this when they call Bedfordshire Police. Why are illegal car meets/racing being allowed on our roads? A Member of Parliament has also written asking for information on the force’s strategy in dealing with e-scooters. What is the Chief’s response to this?
A Councillor mentioned stated, during a public meeting, that there appears to be a disparity in crime solve rate in the three local authorities in Bedfordshire, with CBC having the lowest. Please explain if this is the case and what is being done to improve this disparity.
Please provide a breakdown of how the money from speeding fines (CTC) is spent?
I have had several car thefts or theft from motor vehicles reported by residents. When reported to Bedfordshire Police, residents tell me all they are given is a crime reference number. What is the force doing to address theft of and from motor vehicles in Bedfordshire?
What are your views on Bedfordshire Police officers wearing the Thin Blue Line badge?
Answers to these questions can be found in the recordings section of this page.
Each week, the Commissioner has a one to one with Chief Constable Trevor Rodenhurst to get an update on force activity, raise matters that have been raised with me by residents, and liaise on key areas of policing (local, regional and national). The Chief and PCC operate a ‘No surprises’ policy. With their permission, here are some of the things discussed today:
Each week, the Commissioner has a one to one with Chief Constable Trevor Rodenhurst to get an update on force activity, raise matters that have been raised with me by residents, and liaise on key areas of policing (local, regional and national).
The Chief and PCC operate a ‘No surprises’ policy.
With their permission, here are some of the things discussed today:
– Public Access Terminals (latest instalment in University of Bedfordshire, Luton Campus)
– Web chat in Force Control Room
– Redaction tool for Detective
– Digital Asset Management System (allows public to seamlessly upload digital footage and images remotely and securely for the police as evidence)
– Customer Portal (this will make it possible for the first time for victims of crime to track the crime they reported, provide updates, be updated on the crime by simply logging in securely to a portal. Option for SMS and email updates)
– Update to Athena platform in January 2024
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Bedfordshire Police HQ
Bridgebury House
Woburn Road
Kempston
Bedfordshire
MK43 9AX
Tel: 01234 842064
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