Have your say on the future of policing in Wiltshire
The PCC has launched a public consultation.
The Police & Crimes commissioner has launched a consultation to find out more about the publics concerns and needs.
Residents will be able to have a have their say on a number of things including their perception of crime rates over the past three years and how they think Wiltshire Police could improve the service it provides.
The results will then inform and set out the PCC’s revised priorities, as part of the Police and Crime Plan 2024-2029.
Mr Wilkinson said:
“From my perspective as your representative in Wiltshire and Swindon holding Wiltshire Police to account, this ‘Use Your Voice’ consultation survey is incredibly important and will help me to ensure that the priorities and plans that I set and define in my new Police and Crime Plan are focused and prioritized on your concerns and needs”.
Mr Wilkinson continued:
“Listening to the views and opinions of Wiltshire’s residents will mean the Police and Crime Plan is directly informed by them and the policing priorities have been directly influenced by them as well.
“It is crucially important that all our communities get a say and a chance to use their voice for good. Don’t think that I don’t want to hear your views – if it matters to you, it matters to me.
“Since I set the last Police and Crime Plan we have seen some great improvements, including being taken out of ‘special measures’ following the most recent HMICFRS inspection.
“This represented a substantial moment in our onward journey towards our aspiration to be an outstanding police force, and Chief Constable Catherine Roper’s vision and leadership has meant changes are being delivered at pace.
“However, I know there is lots more to be done to continue on our improvement journey, and I specifically want to ensure more work is done around tackling rural crime and combatting the organised crime groups, alongside a more specific focus on business and retail crime.
“Through working collaboratively across the south-west through Operation Ragwort, I want to ensure our rural communities know that our approach is intelligence led and they can be confident that their concerns are being dealt with robustly.”
The survey is open now until the 2nd August 2024.
You can find out more and complete the survey here.