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Borough Wide

PCC secures almost £1m to support ongoing work to prevent serious violence

Tens of thousands of children and young people across Derbyshire and Derby City will continue to benefit from targeted educational activities, mentoring and interactive workshops to prevent their involvement in serious violence. Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has secured an additional £941,000 in Home Office funding to support the continuation of existing violence reduction services and initiatives. The investment has been awarded as part of the Government’s Serious Violence Duty and supports collaborative work already underway to tackle […]

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The Derbyshire PCC with an officer and acting Chief Constable Simon Blatchly (Credit: Better Times)

Derby

PCC secures £400k boost to strengthen the fight against knife crime in Derby

Almost £400k of extra funding will be invested in intensive and targeted policing in Derbyshire to combat knife crime. Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has secured £387k from the Home Office’s Knife Crime Concentration Fund (KCCF) to tackle knife crime through ‘hyper local’ hotspot policing measures over the next 12 months. Part of the funding will be invested in targeted, extra high-visibility patrols in key hotspots over the next six months where the risk of knife crime or […]

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The PCC and Acting Chief Constable take a walk together...

Derbyshire

Derbyshire PCC welcomes Simon Blatchly as Acting Chief Constable

Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts, Derbyshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, has confirmed the appointment of Simon Blatchly OBE as Acting Chief Constable following Rachel Swann’s retirement. Simon Blatchly brings extensive operational and leadership experience to the role, having served as Deputy Chief Constable for Derbyshire Constabulary since 2022. During that time, he has led operational policing, performance and organisational culture across the force. He is also a Gold Public Order and CBRN Commander and leads nationally on surveillance in partnership with the NCA […]

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