Greater Manchester’s Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner is asking local people to support his plans to protect policing. Residents have until Friday 20 January to have their say on Tony Lloyd’s proposal to increase the policing element of the council tax by £5 – just over a penny a day. “Keeping our streets and...
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Legal aid cuts put domestic abuse victims at risk – Mayor
Cuts to legal aid is putting vulnerable people at risk, says Greater Manchester’s Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner. Tony Lloyd has again called on Government to go back to the drawing board on legal aid reforms after it emerged domestic abuse victims are being forced to face their abusers in family court. New restrictions...
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Former Greater Manchester police stations to be sold
A number of former police stations across Greater Manchester which are no longer open to the public are set to be sold, Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd has announced. Four police stations, all of which are closed, will go to auction in the coming months. The decision follows consultation with local councillors,...
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Mayor maps out route to challenging hate crime across Greater Manchester
Communities across Greater Manchester are set to benefit from a £100,000 boost to support victims, encourage reporting and improve how the police and criminal justice system tackle hate crime. Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd has allocated £10,000 to each of the 10 local authority areas to support local projects to combat hate...
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Domestic abuse in all its forms will not be tolerated, says GM Mayor Tony Lloyd
Domestic abuse in all its forms will not be tolerated, says GM Mayor Tony Lloyd From today (29 December), coercion, control, and psychological abuse of a partner will be a criminal offence, carrying a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Greater Manchester Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd said: “We should not underestimate...
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Lookout for vulnerable neighbours this Christmas
Lookout for vulnerable neighbours this Christmas – Commissioner Keep an eye on your older friends and neighbours this winter – that is the Christmas call from Greater Manchester’s Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner. As figures from Age UK reveal that in the North West 230,000 people over 65 are not looking forward to Christmas...
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Plans unveiled to provide GMP officers with mobile devices
Greater Manchester’s Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd and Chief Constable Ian Hopkins have unveiled plans to provide officers with mobile devices, which will let them do much of their work whilst on the beat instead of having to go back to the station. The plans are part of a major transformation of...