The PCC is focussing this plan on his seven missions which are underpinned by objectives. The PCC recognises these missions and objectives will evolve over the period of the plan. His overarching mission is to make Bedfordshire safer and fairer.
This plan must be ambitious yet achievable. It must maximise impact and public benefit, have measurable outcomes, and be affordable within tight financial constraints.
This plan has two stages, October 2024 to March 2025, and April 2025 to May 2028.
The Police and Crime Plan document principally sets out the plan for stage one. Stage one is a combination of some objectives and establishing the foundation for the longer term
The PCC’s Strategic Update builds on the significant progress the PCC has made since he was elected, and focuses on stage two, from 2025-28. At the heart of the plan is a commitment to four key ambitions: social justice and fairness across the county, policing for, and within the community, public trust and confidence for legitimate policing and police performance improving continuously. The plan was developed in partnership with leading organisations across the county.
Some of the objectives will take much longer than four years to be realised, particularly those which require whole-system, cultural and behavioural change.
You can read the full Strategic Update and Police and Crime Plan