As part of the Government's Anti-Social Behaviour Plan, £66m has been made available to all 43 forces to support up to 900,000 hours of hotspot patrols over the the next year.
Of the money made available, Hampshire Constabulary is set to receive over £1.4m to deploy 20,000 hours of uniformed 'hotsp
Leo Docherty met with the new District Commander for Hart and Rushmoor, Chief Inspector Gillian Cox, at his constituency office in Aldershot.
Commenting on the meeting, Leo said:
I was delighted to meet with Chief Inspector Gillian Cox, in her new role as the District Commander for Har
The Government's ban on the possession of 'laughing gas' (nitrous oxide) comes into effect today as part of the Government's wider Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan
This change makes laughing gas a Class C controlled substance and possession can result in receiving an unlimited fine, a visible comm
The Government this week announced further cross-departmental work to drive forward the 'Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan', including increased hours of police patrols.
The Action Plan takes a zero-tolerance approach to anti-social behaviour, by employing 'hotspot' policing methods - current
This week, the Ministry of Justice has outlined plans for significant reforms to the justice and prison system.
The Lord Chancellor, this week, told the Commons that in order for the Government to continue to put the worst offenders away for longer, we must think again about how we make the best us
Leo Docherty MP encourages constituents to share their views on to share their police and crime priorities in the local area.
Law and Order is a priority for Leo and he has backed the Government's work to recruit more police officers, both locally and across the country.
Since 2019, an addit
Offenders should be held accountable for their crimes, right down to the final moments when they are sentenced.
The reforms announced today (Wednesday 30 August) will create a new power for judges to order an offender to attend their hearings and make it clear – in law – that force can be used to m
A £630,000 drug testing initiative, to tackle crime and reduce offending, has been launched across police custody suites in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, has provided £480,950 of funding from the Drug Confiscation Fund (DCF) along wi
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary's Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, has been appointed as the national chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners.
The role of the APCC Chair is to provide a face and a voice for the organisation, whilst listening to the various v
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Hampshire & Isle of Wight, Donna Jones, has launched a pilot youth programme in Rushmoor this summer in a bid to engage with young people and drive down anti-social behaviour.
The programme is being funded by the PCC for six months from the ASB Taskfo
