On Friday 20 August, Donna Jones the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight reached her 100 days in office since being elected in May 2021.
Commissioner Jones said:
“Since being elected, I have hit the ground running. During my first 100 days as Police and Crime Commissioner I have been spending time with police officers, partners and speaking with the public to ensure they know I am a Commissioner who will listen to them and take action.
Article continues below this advertisement “I have had my first meeting with the Police and Crime Panel, and have met with council leaders and MPs to ensure that I represent local concerns to leaders across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. I have visited the Isle of Wight twice to understand specific policing concerns on the island and recently visited HMP Isle of Wight.
“Representing the 2million people living in the counties of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight on policing matters and responding to their concerns is important and I am already delivering on the pledges I made to the public and our communities.
“I pledged to recruit 600 new police officers by the end of 2023 and 302 new police officers have already been recruited so far from the Government’s officer uplift. They will be more visible and out on local streets keeping residents safer.
“Residents have told me they are concerned about the rise of anti-social behaviour in their local communities and I have already set up an ASB task force to bring together police, local authorities and partners to tackle local problems.
“I have started a review into call handling to identify ways this can be improved and more customer focussed so that when people report a crime they are kept updated on progress.
Article continues below this advertisement “I have met with the rural policing team to see how drones are being used to crack down on organised crime and I am being a voice for rural communities on crimes that impact on their local communities.
“I have been appointed as the national lead for victims across England and Wales, standing up for victims’ rights at a national as well as local level, ensuring their voice is heard and their needs are at the heart of national debate and policy on policing. I am focused in sustainably improving the service victims receive from the criminal justice system, particularly victims of rape and serious sexual violence, by taking over as Chair of the LCJB, and will push for improvements in the criminal justice system.
“I have also been appointed as national lead for Serious Organised Crime, ensuring Regional Organised Crime Units are supported to develop specialist capabilities, such as forensics, to work effectively on behalf of the public locally, regionally and nationally.
“I have secured and issued substantial national funding to local projects to support victims and reduce crime. Including funding for two Violence Reduction Unit projects to tackle the root causes of violence and prevent young people from getting involved in crime; funding to stop the cycle of abuse at an early age by working with families and young people demonstrating abusive behaviours, and funding to support victims of male rape.
“Looking ahead to the next 100 days, I will launching the consultation on the priorities in my ‘More Police, Safer Streets’ Police and Crime Plan. The priorities in the draft Plan have been developed based on what local residents have told me what concerns them the most and what they want the police to be doing to make them safer. That’s why my priorities are residents’ priorities, formulated together and I now want to ensure as many local people as possible see these priorities and have an opportunity to give their view.”
The Commissioner’s priority survey can be found via the Commissioner’s website www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk.
All i got from this is she was appointed. She has met other people who have also been…appointed. Good work Donna keep meeting those other appointed people. Here is to another 100 days of your glorious achievements and hopefully more appointments.
100 days? Met a few people and applied (or “secured” in Donna speak) for some funding. Thats it? If my performance was the same I would have sacked already
Not if you’re in public administration. How many been fired over the FB6 cock-up? or for wasting umpteen millions at St Mary’s roundabout?
Also only been to the island twice in 100 days
is 100 days good then?
Ask Joe Biden!
And despite all the fine words nothing is being done to curb the anti social behaviour on the Island, speeding, bikes and e scooters on the pavements, feral vandals and drunks.
These people will promise anything to get elected to their nice little money earner then do absolutely nothing for the people who elected them based on those promises.
Yes Donna says What’s she’s done for Hampshire and the Isle Of Wight, the extra recruitment, the extra funding ,bla bla bla I know about the extra funding, along with many islanders, a wad of our cash from the council tax.
I have personally seen no evidence of extra police patrols, well not in my area. I think Donna just meant Hampshire. What a rip off.
The disgraceful thing is what is the point in you? We suffered a very nasty serious dog attack and now told no one will investigate !!
Nobody’s allowed to upset the dog-owning fraternity. Dogs on beaches, bags of *** hung in hedges, sh*t all over the pavements even outside schools, and they just get away with it.
Another collection of platitudinous nonsense from another superannuated public servant whose application for an OBE is undoubtedly in the pending file.
Despite all her predecessors promises it is still agonisingly frustrating to call the police by phone; ASB is so bad that going out in the daylight is just as bad as it was, and still is, during nights; driving standards on the island have deteriorated so much since the removal of the dedicated Police Roads Unit that serious road traffic incidents involving deaths and personal injuries are commonplace.
Speed kills.
Stop talking and do something.
Speed on it’s own does not kill anyone; bad driving, however; kills many every year.
Everyone is being suffocated by feminism.
As above so below.
What a waste of a lot of space. Waffle on long enough she hopes and it will sound good. One more pie and mash please.
What have the Isle of Wight seen in her first 100 just an increase in crime rate across all crimes. Great job keep it up.