Yesterday Councillor Mark Burns-Williamson, OBE was elected to be the first Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire. He will formally take up his post on Thursday 22 November 2012. West Yorkshire Police Authority will be abolished at midnight on 21 November 2012...
Issue: Friday, 23 November, 2012 Event: Saturday 24th November - Halifax Piece Hall The newly elected Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson is to consult with people in Calderdale about the issues that matter most to them. (Saturday 24th November) This is part of a much wider ...
Event: 24th November, 11am Location: White Swan Pub, Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire's newly elected Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson, will be in Hebden Bridge to support International White Ribbon Day. The White Ribbon campaign is calling for men to take responsibility for ...
Newly elected West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns Williamson, wants people to tell him what issues they have with crime and what needs doing to make them feel more secure in their local communities. Listening To You First campaign is different to previous consultations carried ...
West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns Williamson, wants people to tell him what issues they have with crime and what needs doing to make them feel more secure in their local communities. To take part in the 'Listening to You First' campaign click here to fill in the Budget and ...
Newly elected Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson met with Policing Minister Damien Green today to raise spending cuts and the implications for policing across West Yorkshire. Speaking at the meeting, Mark said: "This is an extremely serious issue. The Government spending cuts have ...
West Yorkshire's new Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson'swill today challenge the Home Secretary's decision to cut the county's policing budget by £100 million over the next four years when he meets Theresa May. In his first opportunity to speak directly to the Home Secretary, Mark...
Mark Burns-Williamson, Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire, met with the Home Secretary yesterday to argue against unfair cuts to policing. The message from police and crime commissioners across the country was clear. They called on Theresa May to think again about the deep and ...
In response to the Chancellor's autumn statement, West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson, said "In the last week I have met with both the Home Secretary and the Policing Minister in order to strongly argue the case for more money for policing and for community safety in ...
Dear Home Secretary, On Thursday 19 December, the Government will be informing police and crime commissioners across England and Wales of the funding that they will be receiving towards policing in their areas. After your recent meeting with all the newly elected police and crime commissioners, I ...
The statement today clearly demonstrates that the Home Secretary has not listened. The cuts are going too far, too fast and the way the funding is allocated means there is no fair deal for West Yorkshire. In a meeting and in an open letter to Theresa May, I raised the cuts to West Yorkshire that ...
Core funding from Government for the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner has now been announced as £331.7m for 2013/14 as compared with £337.1m for the current year. This is a reduction in cash terms of over £5m (or 1.6%) before taking into account real terms inflationary pressures for ...
The year ahead sees huge challenges, but also opportunities for policing and crime prevention across West Yorkshire. Government funding cuts to the police force, local government and partner organisations concerned with policing and community safety means the level of resources available are ...
At midday today, Mark handed a letter resigning his seat as a district councillor to Joanne Roney, Chief Executive of Wakefield Council. Click here to view the letter of resignation (PDF 55kb...
West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner is using an innovative social media campaign to extend the reach of his 'Listening To You First' campaign. The survey is being used to help Mark Burns-Williamson to ensure the views of West Yorkshire's communities are fully represented in the Budget ...
Hate Crime was the subject of discussion at the first of a series of issue based roundtable events in 2013 this week, organised by the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner. Over 60 people representing public and voluntary sector organisations across West Yorkshire met with Mark in ...
Crime is down in West Yorkshire. Figures released today by the Home Office show that not only has total crime in the county dropped by 9% from September 2011 to September 2012 but there has been a significant decrease in the number of burglaries (dwelling and non-dwelling) reported - down by 18...
West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson, will today propose to the Police and Crime Panel an increase in the precept to pay for the recruitment of 44 police officers. The proposed 3.8% rise in the precept will mean a penny a day for the 64% of households in West ...
West Yorkshire Police will not be taking further action in the case of Molly Wright, which is featured in tonight's (Mon 28 Jan) BBC1 Inside Out programme. The programme focuses on a number of questions, raised by a private investigator who independently looked at the case. West Yorkshire ...
Young people in the city are being given the chance to help in the fight against crime by joining forces with the new West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner. Mark Burns-Williamson was at Leeds City College yesterday (Wednesday, 30 January) to hear from a group of students from the ...
Today the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson, will be making his choice for the next Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police as he interviews four leading chief officers for the role. Mark Burns-Williamson made it clear in the run up to the election that the ...
Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire Mark Burns-Williamson today announced Mark Gilmore as the new Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, subject to ratification by the Police and Crime Panel. Mark Burns-Williamson said: "I am delighted to announce my appointment of Mark ...
The West Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel has supported the Police and Crime Commissioner's proposal to increase the policing precept by 3.8%, based on the guarantee that this additional funding will be used to put more front line police officers on our streets. As well as leading to the ...
Today, the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel confirmed the appointment of Mark Gilmore to the post of Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police. The Police and Crime Panel, made up of elected and independent members from across West Yorkshire, had the power to either ratify or veto the ...
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has directed West Yorkshire Police to record and refer the conduct of a former police inspector and has asked West Yorkshire Police, along with six other forces, to review all information held in relation to Jimmy Savile to ascertain the need ...
Mark Burns-Williamson, Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire, has released the following response in relation to the Huddersfield v Hull football match: "Although I have been contacted by many people about the decisions made by West Yorkshire Police in relation to this football match ...
When a warrant is issued on a criminal matter, it may be released to the publicso that the Police can be assisted to find individuals. These can be found under the 'Camera Alerts' section of the West Yorkshire Police website by clicking 'Wanted on Warrant'. Mark Burns-Williamson, Police and ...
Mark Burns-Williamson, Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire, said today: "The judgement today says that for the time being council tax payers must subsidise the costs of Policing football games. However, I feel that with £100 million of cuts to West Yorkshire Police, meaning we ...
Today, Mark Burns-Williamson has announced the appointment of Isabel Owen as his Deputy. Her role will be focused on developing partnerships in our communities with those who deliver services across the county, to ensure West Yorkshire is safer, and feels safer. The role of deputy as set ...
Today Mark Burns-Williamson will launch his Police and Crime Plan for the next five years to set out his vision for policing and community safety and to make sure everyone across West Yorkshire is safer and feels safer. This morning (Wednesday) the plan will be launched being sent by e-mail, ...
West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson, said: "The West Yorkshire Police Authority referred Sir Norman's conduct to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) on 9 October 2012, concerning his alleged attempt to influence the Authority's decision making in ...
Mark Burns-Williamson, West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, is to hold a surgery in Batley on Friday, 19 April, 2013. The surgery will be held at the Batley Resource Centre on Commercial Street between 3.00pm and 5.30pm. Anyone wanting to raise issues will be able to request a 15 ...
Crime plummeted across West Yorkshire last year with latest figures showing a ten per cent reduction in offences. There were 18,258 fewer crime victims last year, according to the figures up to the end of December 2012. The number of crimes recorded across the county fell to 168,982 . House...
Mark Burns-Williamson, West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, is to hold a surgery in Otley on Friday, 17 May, 2013. The surgery will be held at the Otley Core Resource Centre on Orchard Gate between 3.00pm and 5.30pm. Anyone wanting to raise issues will be able to request a 15 ...
West Yorkshire Police has today published a report requested by West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson, putting into the public domain the results of the investigation Operation Newgreen into what was known about Savile's offending, any West Yorkshire records ...
Police and Crime Commissioner Announces "Root and Branch Review" of Police Complaints West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson has today launched an independent review into the way police complaints and conduct are currently handled. The review, which has ...
