Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Ron Ball is continuing in his efforts to be the most open and engaging in the country with the launch of a new style public meeting. The first of these new public meetings will take place on Monday, February 10, from 6.30pm at Upper School Hall, Queen Elizabeth School and […]
Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Ron Ball has provided the funding to launch a cadet scheme in the county to allow young people to get an early introduction to police work. He said: “I’m delighted to be able to provide funding for this scheme in Warwickshire. Young people – both boys and girls – will have […]
Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police have been successful in their request for £0.811m of funding from the Precursor Police Innovation Fund. The government announced in 2013 that a Police Innovation Fund worth up to £50 million a year would be established from 2014-15. £20 million has been made available as a “precursor” fund to […]
Warwickshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Ron Ball has today been speaking on further comments in the media this week on a merger between Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police.
Traditional crime such as burglary and robbery may have declined year on year, but Warwickshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Ron Ball says a new frontier of cyber crime needs to be tackled. And to get an idea of the true scale of the problem Mr Ball is calling for banks, financial institutions and large retailers […]
Warwickshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Ron Ball has pledged to protect frontline policing in the county despite next year’s budget being £5m less than this year’s. He said: “Policing budgets are continuing to be squeezed. I have been analysing the effects of the reductions in next year’s budget and how that will impact on policing […]
Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Ron Ball will be holding Warwickshire Police Chief Constable publicly to account on Monday, Dec 9, from 10am. This is one of a series of regular sessions where Ron Ball will meet publicly with Andy Parker to discuss the state of policing in Warwickshire. For full details on the meeting […]
Warwickshire is showing its support for White Ribbon Day with an awareness-raising event today at the Playbox Theatre, Warwick. The White Ribbon Campaign aims to highlight the issue of domestic violence and abuse and encourage men to play their part in ending violence against women. The event marks the launch of Warwickshire’s first ever Violence […]
It is now a year since Ron Ball was elected to the office of Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire. He has taken the opportunity to reflect back on the last year, looking at some of the highs, the lows, and the achievements. Watch Ron Ball talking about his first year in office here:
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