Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner

The Community Safety Accreditation Scheme in Devon and Cornwall has grown in the last 20 years to show the benefit of policing designating limited powers to trained personnel working in community safety positions, such as street marshals, wardens and rangers.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has warned that knife crime must not become normalised, despite the region continuing to record relatively low levels of offending.

The acting Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police is being investigated for potential gross misconduct after the Police and Crime Commissioner made a referral to the police watchdog earlier this week.

A former mental health worker has been recruited to help Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner tackle residents’ top priority – antisocial behaviour.