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A Festive Message from the Police & Crime Commissioner

“With Christmas not too far around the corner, November saw a month of celebration with the Cleveland Community Safety Awards. I introduced the awards when I first came into office as a way of recognising the excellent community safety work going on in the private, public and voluntary sector across the whole Cleveland area. The awards were a true celebration and an opportunity to say thank you to those who work tirelessly, day in and day out to keep us all safe. Another chance to look back on the excellent work being undertaken across the region was the annual Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) event, which this year marked the second anniversary of the Regional VAWG strategy. We have come a long way since the strategy was launched in 2013, with some great examples of partnership working and a much greater awareness of emerging issues like trafficking and slavery and stalking and harassment.

I was also delighted to be invited to a special screening of ‘White Christmas’, for people with dementia, which was hosted by Redcar and Cleveland Police cadets at the Regent Cinema in Redcar. The cadets did an excellent job of making everyone feel at home as we enjoyed the 1954 classic, and were even dressed in relevant clothing to the era as they served us all ice creams and cakes. The event was an excellent opportunity for those living

with dementia and their carers to enjoy an afternoon in comfortable surroundings and stimulate positive memories. It was also a great way to start the festive period.

Merry Christmas to you all and best wishes for 2016.”

Barry Coppinger,

Police & Crime Commissioner

for Cleveland

More information about the Police & Crime Commissioner can be found on his website: www.cleveland.pcc.police.uk

The Cleveland Police Cadets helped organise a Christmas lunch

for over 80 pensioners at Grove Hill Methodist Church on 5th December.

Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland

December 2015 Newsletter

Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland Newsletter December 2015

The Your Force Your Voice initiative represents Barry Coppinger’s personal pledge to attend at least one community meeting in every Cleveland ward each year.

Here is a list of upcoming meetings where you can meet and speak to the Commissioner about local community safety issues.


Brotton Neighbourhood Action Partnership Tuesday 15 December, 6.00pm Freeborough Academy Brotton Elwick Women’s Institute Monday 4 January, 7.00pm Elwick WI Hall Elwick Lynnfield Area Residents Meeting Tuesday 12 January, 6.00pm Grange Road Resource Centre Hartlepool

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Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Barry Coppinger, opened a teacher training session focusing on enhancing social cohesion and countering radicalisation and racism. The session, which was commissioned the PCC and delivered by Media Culture CIC, included representatives from ten secondary schools across Hartlepool, Stockton and Redcar and Cleveland . The pilot project has been funded by Mr Coppinger as part of his priority to work for better community relations. Media Cultured CIC are a social enterprise that designs and delivers 'identity and integration' workshops aimed at encouraging harmony, tolerance and integration, together with equipping educational professionals with the resources and skills necessary to counter non-violent extremist views. Mr Coppinger said: “Sadly in the current climate it is more important than ever that as a society we stand together in tackling extremist views and in protecting those who are wrongly marginalised due to the atrocities committed by a small minority. In times of conflict like we find ourselves in now there is a worrying tendency for society to turn against those whom they see as ‘different’, to themselves. As an elected representative I see it as my role to ensure that all communities across Cleveland feel safe and secure to go about their everyday lives without fear of harassment or persecution, and teachers have a front line role in tackling this sort of prejudice before it can develop into something more serious. I have an enormous amount of respect for teachers, they do a fantastic job in shaping our young people and I hope this training can build on their confidence to tackle racism and extremism in the classroom.” Amjid Khazir, Director of Media Cultured added “We are always looking to develop our safeguarding and inclusion efforts. Working alongside Cleveland Police, Middlesbrough FC and Teesside University has been excellent for us. We also have grassroots support and when that is combined with backing from important institutions this can only bode well for the future. We are looking forward to the training and working with schools both locally and nationally”. The project has received national acclaim from the former independent terrorism legislation reviewer, Lord Carlile, and was featured in Tyne Tees News. The news item can be viewed at: http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2015-12-09/anti-radicalisation-programme-trialled-on-teesside-could-be-used-on-much-wider-scale/

Commissioner Opens Community Cohesion Training for Teachers



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Community Heroes Recognised at Community Safety Awards

The 2015 Cleveland Community Safety

Awards took place at Redcar & Cleveland

College on Wednesday 25th November, with 45

people nominated for the various awards. The

event began when Police and Crime

Commissioner for Cleveland, Barry Coppinger,

came into office and it is held annually to

celebrate those who have made an outstanding

contribution to their local community.

Mr Coppinger, said: “The Cleveland Community

Safety Awards provide us with a great

opportunity to recognise those that have made

outstanding contributions in their communities

and for us to come together to celebrate their

achievements. Across our area every day there

are excellent examples of people working

tirelessly to help keep our communities safe

and the awards are an opportunity for us to give

thanks to those people.”

The awards recognise the efforts of those in the police, housing organisations, community

safety partnerships, and the private and voluntary sectors. This year, the awards were again

sponsored by Thirteen Group and Coast & Country Housing.

Nominations were put forward from members of the community in fifteen categories, which

included: Neighbourhood Police Officer of the Year, Community Safety Team Contribution to

Tackling Antisocial Behaviour, Young Community Volunteer and Community Minded

Business, amongst others.

The nominations ranged from a police officer giving outstanding support to a young victim of

child sexual exploitation, to a volunteer who has turned her own personal tragedy into a

crusade to promote fire safety across the area. There was also a Special Constable working

to tackle rural crime and Cleveland Police cadets delivering IT training to elderly care home

residents.

Cleveland Police Chief Constable Jacqui Cheer, who was also amongst those presenting the

awards, said: “As a force we strive to serve our communities and I’m extremely proud that

we have members of our local communities, officers and staff who have been nominated for

doing such a good job.”

Barry Coppinger presents the

Outstanding Contribution to Policing Award

to Chief Inspector Mark Hall


Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland Newsletter November 2015


Neighbourhood Detective of the Year

Middlesbrough – DC Kevin Carter

Redcar and Cleveland – DC Lindsay Forbes

Stockton – DC Rachel Keeley

Winner – DC Lindsay Forbes

Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator of the Year

Middlesbrough – Charles B Onions

Redcar and Cleveland – Tracy Jacobs

Winner - Charles B Onions

Housing Provider Contribution to Tackling ASB

Hartlepool - Andy Elvidge, Hartlepool TRET Team

Middlesbrough - Natalie Usai and Anne Goodman, Thirteen

Redcar and Cleveland – Antony Sharp, Coast & Country

Stockton – Donna Mallaby-Frost, Thirteen

Winners - Natalie Usai and Anne Goodman, Thirteen

Community Safety Team Contribution to Tackling ASB

Redcar and Cleveland – Amy Kenny, Local Authority

Stockton – Dale Metcalfe, Local Authority

Winner – Amy Kenny, Local Authority

Young Community Volunteer

Winners - Josh Teasdale, Yacouba Traore, Rebecca

McGarry, Cora Hubbert, Chloe Ozkan

Community Minded Business

Winner - Billingham Community Newspaper

Outstanding Support to a Victim

Hartlepool – PC Paul Smith

Middlesbrough – PC Lauren Somerville

Redcar and Cleveland - PC Gemma Allan and PCSO 7764

Alison Coaker

Stockton – DC Pete Young

Winner - PC Paul Smith

Outstanding Contribution to Policing

Winner - Ch Insp Mark Hall

2015 Cleveland Community Safety Awards Winners & Nominees

Neighbourhood Police Officer of the Year

Hartlepool – PC Ian Raine

Middlesbrough - PC Andrew Hampson

Redcar and Cleveland – PC Paul Hutchinson

Stockton – PC Suzanne Higginson

Winner - PC Andrew Hampson

Neighbourhood PCSO of the Year

Hartlepool – PCSO Mark Say

Middlesbrough – PCSO Helen Barron

Redcar and Cleveland - PCSO Rebecca Brogan

Stockton – PCSO Michael Beals

Winner - PCSO Mark Say

Neighbourhood Special Constable of the Year

Hartlepool – Special Ch Insp Karel Simpson

Middlesbrough – SC Sam Cadd

Redcar and Cleveland - SC Kit Teasdale

Winner – SC Sam Cadd

Community Volunteer Champion

Redcar and Cleveland - Deborah Powlay

Stockton – Lynn Ford

Winner – Lynn Ford

Neighbourhood Team of the Year

Redcar and Cleveland – L3 INT

Stockton – Parkfield/Oxbridge

Winner – Parkfield/Oxbridge

Neighbourhood Officer Best at Tackling ASB

Hartlepool - PC Stephanie Button and PC Donna Rodham

Middlesbrough – PC Steven Rees

Redcar and Cleveland – Insp Matthew Reeves

Stockton – PCSO Ryan Davey

Winners - PC Stephanie Button and PC Donna Rodham

Neighbourhood Volunteer of the Year

Winner - Gillian Elgey



An annual event was held on 4 December to mark

the second anniversary of the Regional Violence

Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy.

The strategy sets out a number of actions which

agencies across the region are carrying out to

tackle a range of issues around violence and abuse

affecting women and girls.

It was launched in 2013 by Police and Crime

Commissioners Barry Coppinger, Ron Hogg and

Vera Baird.

The event, held at Cleveland Police Headquarters,

included presentations on human trafficking and

female genital mutilation amongst other topics.

Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner, Barry Coppinger, said: “I am delighted to host

this year’s event, two years on from the launch of the Violence Against Women and Girls

Strategy. I believe that we have come a long way since the strategy was launched in 2013

and by continuing to work closely with our partners and support agencies we will move

further forward in our journey to eradicate domestic abuse and to encourage victims to report

incidents like this to police. I look forward to continuing this excellent work in the future and I

am very proud that the north east is leading the way in this type of work.”

Ron Hogg, Police and Crime Commissioner for Durham said: "I am pleased with the great

progress made towards all the priorities in the strategy. I want to thank all those involved for

transforming the actions from paper into practice. I remain committed in ensuring that

tackling violence against women and girls is everyone’s business and we will continue our

journey to work hard together to eradicate domestic abuse and encourage victims to come

forward, and not suffer in silence."

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird, said: “When we launched the

strategy our goal was to make help more available so that whenever or wherever a victim or

survivor feels able to seek help, there is someone in her immediate surroundings, fully-

trained to handle the disclosure and assist her route to safety. Two years on and we are well

and truly on track and making a difference. Through initiatives like our workplace policy, rape

scrutiny panels and multi-agency safe-guarding hub, we’re step by step realising the

priorities we set out to achieve. We’re also working hard to maximise recent developments

including the new coercive control legislation and the offence of failing to protect a girl from

FGM. That said, there remains much more to be done and our anniversary is a time to turn

to the future, review and refresh the strategy and strengthen our work to end the evil of

violence against women and girls.”

North East PCCs Mark Second Anniversary of VAWG Strategy



A Note from the Police Commissioner


Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Barry Coppinger, has become a ‘Dementia Friend’ thanks to a training session delivered by Dave Mead from Safe in Tees Valley, who coordinates the Cleveland Police Cadets.

The session was delivered to the Commissioner, together with members of the Cleveland Police Communities and Partnerships Team, and involved learning more about what it's like to live with dementia and then turning that understanding into action to make life better for people living with dementia in the local community.

The training forms part of a series of activities which the Police Cadets have been involved in around support for people living with dementia.

Mr Coppinger said: “There are over 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, and it is becoming increasingly important for services such as the Police to better understand this condition, to enable front line staff to recognise the signs and provide appropriate support.

“I am committed to ensuring that Cleveland is a dementia friendly place to live, where vulnerable people who are living with this condition are supported within their communities.

“I am very proud of the work which our Police Cadets do, and am delighted that several of them are now trained as dementia friends and actively working with vulnerable people in the community to provide support.”

Acting Inspector Jane Wilson from Communities and Partnerships at Cleveland Police said: “Cleveland Police intend to introduce a number of measures which will assist with keeping some of the most vulnerable people within our communities safe, certain staff members becoming dementia friends is one of the measures taken.

“If you would like any further information about becoming a dementia friend yourself please call 0845 3060898, go to www.dementiafriends.org.uk or email [email protected]”

Commissioner Becomes a ‘Dementia Friend’



A Note from the Police Commissioner

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