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News in Author: Marisa Charles

PCC reflects on achievements and challenges as 2022-23 Annual Report is released

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Donna Jones, says she will continue to deliver a police force that connects with the public and ensures safer communities.

02 November 2023

PCC Donna Jones attends Number 10 Middle East Roundtable and reaches out to community leaders to offer support

Chair of the APCC and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones attended a roundtable meeting at 10 Downing Street this week (Thursday 12 October) centred around the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and its impact on Jewish and Muslim communities in Britain.

13 October 2023

Cowes police station is one step closer to opening to the public

The new police station in Cowes on the Isle of Wight is one step closer to opening with work to convert the new site starting this week, momentously marking 10 years since the previous site on Birmingham Road was closed.

05 October 2023

Police and Crime Commissioner describes findings of BBC Three’s investigation into TikTok ‘deeply concerning’

Donna Jones, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner and chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners has described the findings of the BBC investigation into TikTok’s algorithms as ‘deeply concerning’.

21 September 2023

PCC Donna Jones calls for tech companies to prioritise the safety of children

Donna Jones, Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, is calling for tech companies to prioritise the safety of children over the privacy of their users.

20 September 2023

Police and Crime Commissioner unveils plan to reopen 10 more police stations to the public

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has today (Monday 18 September) announced her plan to reopen 10 more police stations to the public.

18 September 2023

PCC reveals record number of questions put to the Chief Constable in live online event

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, held her latest public Q&A session with the Chief Constable Scott Chilton this week with the public engaging more than ever before.

18 August 2023

People in Gosport will be safer thanks to Police Commissioner’s call to mandate CCTV taxis

Gosport Borough Council has pledged to introduce mandatory CCTV in taxis and private hire vehicles following a deputation made by Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones at the council’s Regulatory Board meeting on July 26.

09 August 2023

Police and Crime Commissioner calls for mandatory CCTV in taxis and private hire vehicles to keep people safe

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has called for all licensing authorities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to make CCTV mandatory in Hackney carriages and taxis (private hire vehicles). 

26 July 2023

PCC Donna Jones welcomes 7% pay award for police officers

The Police and Crime for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has welcomed the announcement made by the Home Office today on the 7% pay rise for police officers in England and Wales. PCC Donna Jones, recently elected as Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners,  has reacted to the announcement on the […]

13 July 2023

PCC Donna Jones elected as APCC Chair

Today (Weds 12 July), members of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioner’s (APCC) have elected Hampshire and Isle of Wight PCC Donna Jones as Chair. This means Donna will represent all PCCs as the voice and face of the national APCC.

12 July 2023

Police and Crime Commissioner welcomes Chief Constable’s plan to drive down crime rates in Hampshire and on Isle of Wight

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has today (June 13) welcomed Chief Constable Scott Chilton’s announcement of a significant change in how Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary will be run. The changes will see a return to a geographical policing model, achieving the Commissioner’s priority of bringing the police closer to communities.

13 June 2023

New speed cameras for the A32 and A272 installed following Police Commissioner’s £677,000 investment to make roads safer

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones is delighted to announce the installation of eight average speed cameras along two of the most problematic roads for excessive noise and speeding in Hampshire.

30 May 2023

PCC Donna Jones announces Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has successfully recruited 600 more police officers

0 More Police Officers Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has today announced the force has reached its target to recruit 600 additional police officers. The announcement comes following the government’s police uplift target launched in 2020 to recruit 20,000 extra police officers across the country by 2023.

26 April 2023

Police and Crime Commissioner takes the fight to violent crime securing £3million worth of funding for prevention

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has launched a Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) and is funding a Violent Crime Task Force to tackle the complex issues of violent crime.

07 April 2023

ADDICTIONS IN FOCUS: How Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones is tackling drug related harm and reoffending in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has set up a Pan Hampshire Combating Drugs Board, the first of its kind in the Solent region, to bring together senior leaders and organisations across the two counties to support the implementation of the Government’s 10 year national Drug Strategy – from Harm to Hope. The partnership brings […]

03 April 2023

End of mandatory degrees for officers frees up to 100,000 hours of police time

Since taking office in May 2021, Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Donna Jones has campaigned for the end of the compulsory police entry degree, believing practical common sense life skills are as important in policing as academic ability and that UK policing needs both.

27 March 2023

‘Why the Met needs breaking up and vetting isn’t the issue’ – Police Commissioner Donna Jones, national lead for victims reacts to the Baroness Casey review

On the eve of the publication of the Baroness Casey review, I carry a deep sense of shame, anger, hurt and disappointment. Mixed emotions that signify my pain for the thousands of victims that never should have been victims, and my pain for the thousands of men and women in this country who put on […]

20 March 2023

Hampshire and Isle of Wight’s Police and Crime Commissioner’s research team have created a ‘perpetrator dashboard’ to help reduce VAWG and reoffending

PCC Donna Jones’ research team have built a support services directory for perpetrator diversion.   The dashboard has been designed to reflect intervention and diversion linked to the ‘seven pathways to reduce reoffending’.   The dashboard was developed by the Commissioner’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Task Group to support Hampshire and Isle of […]

06 March 2023

Police and Crime Commissioner opens funding bids to tackle Rural Crime

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has today launched a new funding initiative to fight crime in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. The first round of the Commissioner’s Emerging Needs Fund is focused on combatting Rural Crime.

10 February 2023