- Up to 2014
- Police helicopter based in West Yorkshire has makeover as it flies the colours of the National Police Air Service (9 Jan 2014)
- Awareness around human trafficking (9 Jan 2014)
- Drop in crime, including burglary rates, welcomed by the PCC for West Yorkshire (17 July 2014)
- Police and Crime Commissioner’s response to HMIC Valuing the Police Report (22 July 2014)
- PCC Statement on Leeds United FC v West Yorkshire Police (1 Aug 2014)
- Commissioner fund targets diversity (4 Aug 2014)
- West Yorkshire Police appoints new Assistant Chief Constable (5 Aug 2014)
- New partners sign up for sold out Summer Camp (7 Aug 2014)
- Business Crime Reduction Centre and West Yorkshire Police join forces to shut the shop on business crime (19 Aug 2014)
- Youth Advisory Group gets to see first-hand West Yorkshire Police’s £30m state of the art training facility (22 Aug 2014)
- West Yorkshire Police launch the Government’s best use of stop and search scheme (26 Aug 2014)
- Statement in response to HMIC report on Crime Data Integrity in West Yorkshire Police (29 Aug 2014)
- Statement by Mark Burns Williamson, the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire, on tackling Child Sexual Exploitation (2 Sept 2014)
- Statement on separate incidents in Wakefield over the weekend which saw two officers injured in the line of duty (2 Sept 2014)
- The 'Tardis' lands in the future of policing (2 Sept 2014)
- Statement by Mark Burns-Williamson, the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire, on HMIC Core Business Inspection (4 Sept 2014)
- Outwood Academy pupils “Streets Ahead” of the competition in Guide Dogs banner campaign (5 Sept 2014)
- Youngsters given chance of invaluable work experience with apprenticeship scheme (15 Sept 2014)
- Safeguarding experts from across West Yorkshire join Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson to discuss how Child Sexual Exploitation is tackled locally. (15 Sept 2014)
- Conference takes place today aimed at raising awareness of female genital mutilation (16 Sept 2014)
- Police project aims to keep students safe and appy (22 Sept 2014)
- Bradford drug dealer ordered to repay more than £60,000 (30 Sept 2014)
- New video warns teens of tactics used by internet paedophiles (1 Oct 2014)
- Innovation project for West Yorkshire (3 Oct 2014)
- Bradford District launches Safeguarding Week 2014 (2 Oct 2014)
- Force becomes digital trailblazer (20 Oct 2014)
- My Leeds My Culture Launch (17 Oct 2014)
- Crime down in West Yorkshire (16 Oct 2014)
- Second Proceeds of Crime bill for Bradford money launderer (17 Oct 2014)
- Police and Crime Commissioner innovation work shortlisted for national award (17 Oct 2014)
- Huge community boost from Commissioner crime fund with more than £500,000 awarded this year so far (23 Oct 2014)
- West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner backs NSPCC campaign to reform laws around online grooming (27 Oct 2014)
- West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner opens latest community fund grant round (3 Nov 2014)
- West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner launches Community Conversation (10 Nov 2014)
- A former police bike truly has a new 'lease of life' after being tasked with providing emergency medication to those most in need (10 Nov 2014)
- Specialist police volunteers take the reins in a first for West Yorkshire (10 Nov 2014)
- Force launches weapons surrender initiative (19 Nov 2014)
- West Yorkshire Police and Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire Support Transgender Day of Remembrance (19 Nov 2014)
- West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner two years on (22 Nov 2014)
- Students drive home road safety message with new DVD (21 Nov 2014)
- Burglars know the price of everything and the value of nothing (22 Oct 2014)
- West Yorkshire’s Anti-Human Trafficking Network (WYATN) holds its inaugural meeting (24 Nov 2014)
- Statement from West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner on HMIC PEEL Assessment website (27 Nov 2014)
- Shop safely and beat ‘The 12 online frauds of Christmas’ this December (28 Nov 2014)
- West Yorkshire Police fully implement the Government’s Best Use of Stop and Search Scheme (1 Dec 2014)
- Police and Police and Crime Commissioner Support International Day of Persons with Disabilities (2 Dec 2014)
- Hundreds of weapons handed in during weapons surrender (2 Dec 2014)
- Raising Awareness of Forced Marriage Event (5 Dec 2014)
- Crime Tracker Goes Live (10 Dec 2014)
- Nearly £700,000 Awarded to Good Crime Causes in 2014 by West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner (15 Dec 2014)
- Yet more Government cuts criticised by the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner (17 Dec 2014)
- Parents encouraged to keep children safe online (18 Dec 2014)
- It's not worth the risk - Christmas anti-drink driving campaign 2014 (19 Dec 2014)
- Police and Crime Commissioner visits project that benefited from Proceeds of Crime cash (22 Dec 2014)
- A message for the New Year from the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire Mark Burns-Williamson (31 Dec 2014)
- DCC Jawaid Akhtar's Retirement - Police and Crime Commissioner's Tribute (3 Jan 2014)
- HMIC encouraged by the clear vision for West Yorkshire Police provided by the Chief Constable and the PCC (17 Jan 2014)
- Firm guarantee that funding for Police and Community Support officers protected until 2016 (17 Jan 2014)
- PCC and Chief Officers on the Front Line (20 Jan 2014)
- West Yorkshire Police leading the way in international research (22 Jan 14)
- Police and Crime Commissioner recognizes the outstanding commitment of volunteers delivering restorative justice (22 Jan 14)
- Drop in crime across West Yorkshire welcomed by the Police and Crime Commissioner (23 Jan 2014)
- PCC shows his support for a West Yorkshire Rugby League project that breaks the cycle of youth offending (28 Jan 2014)
- Budget proposal essential for continued recruitment (31 Jan 2014)
- PCC holding public surgery in Shipley on 14 February (3 Feb 2014)
- Call for more signatures to ensure criminals ill-gotten gains gets reinvested into West Yorkshire communities (3 Feb 2014)
- PCC visits Keighley Community (4 Feb 2014)
- Police Summer Camp life-safer nominated for National Award (5 Feb 2014)
- Budget proposals to pay for recruitment of more police officers and staff given the go ahead (7 Feb 2014)
- New fund brings criminal cash back to communities (14 Feb 2014)
- Firm backing from Government Minister to get more criminals cash ploughed back into community (25 Feb 2014)
- PCC visits pop up cafe where youngsters created and cooked their own menus (26 Feb 2014)
- Support and 1million pound grant pledged to victims of domestic violence in national week of action (4 Mar 2014)
- Statement on trial of Abid Miskeen (5 Mar 2014)
- Commissioner praises bravery of officer whose car was rammed as she investigated burglary reports (11 March 2014)
- PCC holding public surgery in Wetherby on 21 March (13 March 2014)
- Commissioner Focus On Techno Collaboration (14 Mar 2014)
- West Yorkshire Honours Its Frontline Heroes At Awards Ceremony (15 Mar 2014)
- Cold Callers Set To Be Frozen Out In Ackworth (18 Mar 2014)
- Have you got a watch over your street? (19 Mar 2014)
- Call for sale of so called 'legal highs' to be reviewed (21 Mar 2014)
- Wakefield man ordered to pay back more than 350,000 after confiscation hearing under the Proceeds Of Crime Act (21 Mar 2014)
- Web chat on Neighbourhood Watch (25 Mar 2014)
- West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Response to HMIC review on domestic abuse (27 Mar 2014)
- West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner seeking independent members to sit on misconduct panels (16 Oct 2014)
- New Year resolution- become a Special Constable (29 Dec 2014)
West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner two years on (22 Nov 2014) (1)
Helping victims of crime, tackling human trafficking and making
more proceeds of crime funding available to our communities show
the progress made by West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner
two years on.
Protecting frontline policing, tackling Child Sex Exploitation,
providing increased resources to prevent domestic abuse and
reducing burglary across the county are just some of the key
achievements of West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Mark
Burns-Williamson, elected two years ago.
Since being elected Mark Burns-Williamson has been delivering on the outcomes, priorities and commitments as set out in West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Plan 2013-18 providing strategic direction for policing and community safety that Mark produced after extensive consultation with partners and engagement with communities from across the county.
Mark continues to work with the public and colleagues in communities to prevent crime, reduce crime, reoffending and antisocial behaviour, provide more support to victims and witnesses, tackle local, regional and national risks and harm, make sure the criminal justice system is more effective and efficient and that police and partners have more resources.
His progress to date also includes launching a ground breaking website www.helpforvictims.co.uk solely dedicated to helping victims and witness of crime, ploughing more than half a million pounds into community organisations with the Safer Communities Fund from the proceeds of crime and creating a West Yorkshire Anti Trafficking Network with the charity Hope for Justice.
Over the past two years, up to June 2014, Mark has visited more than 270 community groups and organisations, receives around 100 pieces of casework monthly from members of the public, through the Listening to You First consultations and Public Satisfaction surveys has heard about what matters from 34,094 people and has provided a voice to the people of West Yorkshire.
Mr Burns-Williamson said: "As PCC for West Yorkshire I reflect back on the last two years in post and feel proud of what the OPCC and West Yorkshire Police, working with many other partners, have been able to deliver in such a short space of time, working together increasingly makes a real difference to the lives of people in our communities.
"Tackling child sexual exploitation, working to get more Proceeds of Crime money back into the community, leading the way on identifying and tackling human trafficking and protecting Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) are all part of the work I am committed to doing to ensure communities in West Yorkshire are safer and feel safer.
"I have recently launched the Help for Victims website providing information and advice to victims and witnesses, with council leaders protected the level of PCSOs for two years and last month launched a Hate Crime campaign to raise awareness and encourage people who have been victims of hate crime to come forward and report it.
"It's important for me to continue to engage meaningfully with people living and working across the county and understand their priorities. Following on from my Listening to You First consultations, I have now started my Community Conversation to find out more about people's concerns for policing and community safety and what matters to them and have some honest conversations about what the future holds for policing and community safety.
"The last two years have certainly not been without their challenges and with severe and sustained Government cuts to the public sector, the policing budget has been slashed by almost 30 per cent. This puts a significant strain on already challenged public services, so it is crucial we continue to work better together to keep our communities safer."