North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Andy Dunbobbin has shown his support for White Ribbon Day, which aims to end men’s violence against women and girls. White Ribbon Day is a widely recognised global movement and this year it falls on November 25. In the UK the day is spearheaded by White Ribbon UK, the leading charity engaging men and boys to end violence against women and girls.
A first-of-its-kind conference has taken place in Llandudno Junction to look at how different agencies and organisations from police through health and social services can come together to tackle cases of domestic violence and modern slavery in North Wales. The event, called All for One, was held at the Conwy Business Centre and was organised by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales, building on the work of the North Wales Vulnerability and Exploitation Board in this area.
Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for North Wales, Andy Dunbobbin, visited the RainbowBiz Hippy Shop in Mold on 17 November to see how funding from his Innovate to Grow initiative is helping to support a project to assist local residents who are suffering from isolation, have experienced Hate Crime, or are struggling with their mental health.
On Friday, 11 November Year 11 Sixth Form pupils at Ysgol Brynhyfryd in Ruthin experienced what it is like to be in court, with a mock trial that took place in the school’s main hall. The event took place to raise awareness of safety on the road.
November 15 marks 10 years since the election of the first Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for North Wales, and the start of a more direct popular voice in policing. Since then, the region has seen three different Commissioners and this 10th anniversary enables us to look back on the creation of the role, what it has brought to policing in North Wales, and what changes people might see in the coming years.
North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin recently visited North Wales Police’s Traffic Base in Llandygai to meet officers in the Roads Policing Unit and to learn more about their work to keep residents across North Wales safe on the road. The visit has coincided with Brake’s Road Safety Week, which is running from 14-20 November.
On Tuesday, November 1, the PCC met the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, Nicole Jacobs, at the DASU (Domestic Abuse Safety Unit) offices in Wrexham.
North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin spoke to local second-year students from the Professional Policing Degree course at Coleg Llandrillo in Rhos-on-Sea on October 25 to discuss his role and how it works, his plan to cut crime in North Wales, and how young people and their communities can get involved in the fight against crime.
On Friday 21 October, North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin spoke at the ‘Hear our Voice’ conference at the Beaches Hotel, Prestatyn. The event was organised by Prestatyn Self-Advocacy, a learning disability self-advocacy group working in Denbighshire.
In a report published on 22 September by the National Youth Advocacy Service [NYAS], the North Wales Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC)’s Police & Crime Plan was identified as good practice.