Still time to have your say on future of policing as survey responses climb to over 4,000

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, is continuing to call on residents to help inform her next Police and Crime Plan.

The document will set the strategic direction for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary for the next four years until 2028.

The PCC launched the public consultation for the new plan on June 10 and it will close one month from today on August 19. The survey has already received 4,020 responses from members of the public.

As an elected official, it is the Commissioner’s duty to listen to public concerns and set the local policing priorities on their behalf.

PCC Donna Jones said: “My role is to be your voice on all policing and crime matters. With your views, I can hold the force to account and ensure the police are answerable to the people they serve.

“In my first term as your Police Commissioner, you asked for more police officers on the streets, working in the heart of your communities. I delivered on those promises with the recruitment of 650 more police officers, named and contactable Local Bobbies for every community, and with my ongoing pledge to open 10 more police stations and front counters.

“I am on track to have opened seven more police stations by the end of 2024, and I’ve already committed to ensuring the force recruits 75 more police officers by spring 2025. Now I would like to hear from you what else I can do in my second term.

“Tell me about the challenges you’re facing where you live so I can continue to represent your community and further protect you, your family, your homes and your businesses.”

The Police and Crime Commissioner has a statutory duty to listen to communities and set the local policing priorities on the public’s behalf. National current threats and priorities are set by the Home Office under the Strategic Policing Requirement.

PCC Donna Jones added: “The future direction of policing throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is in your hands. Your voice and your views matter.”

The PCC’s public consultation survey can be accessed here.

The Commissioner will publish the results in the autumn.