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Given everything that is going on in the world of policing, I was pleased to be invited to take part in a Zoom Conference with Home Secretary Priti Patel and a range of Police and Crime Commissioners from across the country.  We discussed a wide range of topics, including the tragic death of Geor

It is great that police ranks in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland have been bolstered with an additional 43 officers since the government launched its major recruitment drive in September 2019.

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eicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner Lord Willy Bach has offered his reassurance to the public that robust plans are in place to support the global fight against the Coronavirus.

On Monday I visited the Mosaic Disability Charity at the Brite Centre in Leicester to discuss disability hate crime with staff and attendees.

I welcome the news that an £82,500 funding boost to equip Leicestershire & Rutland officers with 100 new Tasers has been announced.

On Saturday I held a drop-in surgery in the Memorial Hall in Sheepy Magna for residents of that village and nearby area. It is a great hall dedicated to the men and one woman of the village who gave their lives in service of their country during the two World Wars.

On Saturday morning, I held my Drop-In Surgery in Bruntingthorpe.

On Saturday I went to Thurmaston to talk to the excellent Conservative Councillor there, Matthew Brookes, about his cracking idea for a Digital Neighbourhood Watch scheme.

On Saturday I paid a visit to the African Network organisation which works across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to connect, inspire, empower and promote Africans and those of African heritage through capacity building by setting a global standard for responsible decision making and by bei

On Friday I visited the Restorative Justice Initiative, based in Beaumont Leys. I was greeted by Denis Tanfa, who showed me around.