I want to make sure that victims are at the centre of this plan.

This commitment includes the identification, protection and support of those people who are at the greatest risk of becoming victims of crime, or indeed victims of criminalisation.

A focus on vulnerability and victimisation must include focusing on those crimes that are disproportionately suffered by particular groups. Offences here include domestic abuse, hate crime, sexual offences, Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Criminal Exploitation and modern day slavery. This also includes those at most risk of radicalisation and I therefore commit to support the ongoing work of the Channel and Prevent programmes.

Achievements to date

Serious Violence Duty. Gloucestershire’s OPCC secured more than £500k in Home Office grant funding to support the implementation of the Serious Violence Duty that became statue law on 31 January 2024. Numerous preventative projects have been awarded funding; these include interventions to educate young people around the dangers of carrying knives and involvement in gangs

The implementation of Clear, Hold, Build (A place-based operational framework which provides a model for uniting the resources of the police, partner agencies and the local community).

Combatting Drugs Partnership. The OPCC has had a positive impact on the Combatting Drugs Partnership by developing harm reduction initiatives, for example creating opportunities for youth drug support workers to accompany police on drugs operations.