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    “Education around domestic abuse and healthy relationships isn’t just a job for our schools” business leaders told 

    1st April 2022

     Improving Lives

    “Education around domestic abuse and healthy relationships isn’t just a job for our schools” business leaders told 

    PCC Kim McGuinness commends young people as Violence Reduction Unit awards over £12,000 to fund 24 projects.

    25th March 2022

     Preventing Crime, Improving Lives

    PCC Kim McGuinness commends young people as Violence Reduction Unit awards over £12,000 to fund 24 projects.

    PCC Kim McGuinness: The North East’s only dedicated Violence Reduction Unit sets out plan to cut crime

    7th March 2022

     Fighting Crime, Preventing Crime, Improving Lives

    PCC Kim McGuinness: The North East’s only dedicated Violence Reduction Unit sets out plan to cut crime

    PCC Kim McGuinness: a new intervention to reduce offending and make our communities safer.

    18th February 2022

     Preventing Crime

    PCC Kim McGuinness: a new intervention to reduce offending and make our communities safer.

    PCC Kim McGuinness: “We want young people to tell us what matters to them in their local communities”

    13th December 2021

     Improving Lives, Preventing Crime

    PCC Kim McGuinness: “We want young people to tell us what matters to them in their local communities”

    PCC Kim McGuinness: Crime down as North East’s only dedicated violence reduction unit increases interventions to combat knife crime

    7th December 2021

     Improving Lives, Preventing Crime

    PCC Kim McGuinness: Crime down as North East’s only dedicated violence reduction unit increases interventions to combat knife crime

    PCC Kim McGuinness calls for Government to back ASB-beating community hubs

    23rd November 2021

     Improving Lives, Preventing Crime

    PCC Kim McGuinness calls for Government to back ASB-beating community hubs

    PCC Kim McGuinness reveals plans to prevent reoffending by finding jobs for ex-offenders

    31st August 2021

     Preventing Crime

    PCC Kim McGuinness reveals plans to prevent reoffending by finding jobs for ex-offenders

    PCC Kim McGuinness: Preventing crime by delivering ‘teachable moments’ interventions

    27th August 2021

     Preventing Crime

    PCC Kim McGuinness: Preventing crime by delivering ‘teachable moments’ interventions

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