News
This is the News section of the website where you will find out what the Commissioner has been doing recently. You can also view all the Latest Videos from the PCC here.
Pop-up hate crime reporting centre coming to Marlands Shopping Centre in Southampton
The Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office have teamed up with the Southampton Hate Crime Network, Restorative Solutions, the Victim Care Service and Hampshire Constabulary to bring a pop-up hate crime reporting centre to the middle of Southampton during this year’s National Hate Crime Awareness Week.
Over half a million pounds to target root causes of violence against women and girls
Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, working with Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight councils, has successfully secured £648,755 of funding from the Home Office to tackle violence against women and girls.
First and foremost policing must ensure its own house is in order
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) welcome today’s announcement of an independent inquiry which will look at the events which preceded Sarah Everard’s murder, and identify what needs to change to rebuild public trust.
Statement on the sentencing of Wayne Couzens
Hampshire and Isle of Wight PCC Donna Jones, one of two APCC Victims Leads, has reacted to the sentencing of Wayne Couzens today.
Free ACE/Trauma training for professionals
Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones is pleased to offer free ACE/Trauma training for professionals across sectors who support young people up to the age of 25 years. Those attending training must be aged at least 18 years.
Chief Executive Appointment
Following an open recruitment process Jason Kenny is to take up the role as the new Chief Executive at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner next month.
New Exhibition unmasks the truth about Modern Slavery
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Modern Slavery Partnership, in conjunction with Hampshire Cultural Trust, are proud to present the emotive and thought provoking exhibition ‘The real faces of Modern Slavery: unmasking the truth’.
Paying tribute to our fallen officers
Sunday 26th September is National Police Memorial Day where we remember fallen officers.
Consultation on ‘More Police, Safer Streets’ Plan
Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones’ draft ‘More Police, Safer Streets’ Police and Crime Plan is now out for consultation and the Commissioner is asking residents to give their feedback before the online survey closes on 14 October.
Safeguarding victims of Sexual Exploitation top of the agenda
Over 100 professionals have taken part in the Modern Slavery Partnership’s webinar to learn about the role of policing in tackling sexual exploitation, the risks and violence experienced by those working in the sex industry and how to support them.
New multi-agency task group to tackle and prevent violence against women and girls launched
Donna Jones, Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and National Lead for Victims has today launched a Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Task Group with Hampshire Constabulary, partners across the criminal justice system and local authorities. The Commissioner’s VAWG Task Group will not only seek to improve the operational […]
Join the Youth Commission
Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, is looking for young people aged 14-24 years old to join her Youth Commission and act as the voice of young people on the police and crime issues.
Commissioner urges community to use new StreetSafe tool
The Home Office has launched StreetSafe, an online tool on police.uk that enables people, particularly women and girls, to pin-point locations where they feel or have felt unsafe.
Support for dog thefts criminal offence
Donna Jones, Police and Crime Commissioner and Cllr Jan Warwick have given their support to the recommendations set out by the national Pet Theft Taskforce to tackle the reported rise in pet theft, including the introduction of pet abduction becoming a criminal offence. The new law will recognise the welfare of animals and that pets […]
Tune in to PCC’s Online Scrutiny Session
Tune in to Facebook Live on Wednesday 8 September at 6pm for the Police and Crime Commissioner’s first public scrutiny session, ‘COPS’ (Commissioner’s oversight of policing services), with the Chief Constable.
Education programme to prevent exploitation and violence
Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones has awarded St Giles Trust £47,000 to deliver County Lines, Child Criminal Exploitation, Knife Crime, Organised Crime and Gang Culture awareness raising sessions in schools across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
New plan for safer streets unveiled
Newly elected Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, has unveiled her multi-year plan to strengthen policing across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. In ‘More police, safer streets’ the Commissioner commits to recruiting an extra 600 officers, to improving police visibility and to working harder to combat anti-social behaviour. It also includes measures on rural […]
PCC concerned about lack of justice for prison officers when assaulted
On her second visit to the Isle of Wight since taking up office in May, Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, heard how prison officers feel that they are not being treated fairly when they are the victim of an assault in the line of their work.
Funding secured for support services for domestic abuse and male rape victims
Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones is pleased to announce that additional funding has been secured to support victims of sexual crime and domestic abuse.
First 100 days in Office
On Friday 20 August, Donna Jones the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight reached her 100 days in office since being elected in May 2021.