Labour Candidate for Police Fire and Crime Commissioner Northants.

Full statement

We have a police service that failed its inspection in 2019. Today, the service still requires improvement in the all-important category of “Investigating Crime”.

We have an under-resourced fire service, with fewer than half of the 28 vehicles available for use most of the time, because crew levels are so low.

Crime figures for the County are shocking. 28% above the national average. Serious violent and sexual crimes have gone up.

We have 1.9 police per 1000 head of population; way under the recommended level of 3.5

Knife crime has become an urgent issue for us to tackle.

The closure of services for families and young people, years of austerity and the cost-of-living-crisis has made that much worse.

We have county lines across the county. As one is closed down, another starts up- grooming our children, offering them a way out of poverty.

Danielle will

Work with multi-agency partners to rebuild community and prevent crime Make our streets safer with police back on the beat Tackle retail crime, ending the £200 rule which means shoplifters evade justice Rebuild trust in services and ensure Fire and Police maintain distinct roles Improve response times for both services Reduce violence against women and girls with a new perpetrators programme and Domestic Abuse specialists Invest in technologies to reduce cyber-crime, fraud, and modern slavery A life-long community activist, a teacher, education officer and elected Councillor, Danielle will be the people’s voice, scrutinising both services, and supporting the improvement journey everyone desperately needs.

I confirm this statement has been prepared by the Election Agent on behalf of Danielle Stone. Election Agent Rufia-Ashraf1@hotmail.com Floor 2 Kelvin House Derby DE24 8UP