Live Q&A with PCC and Chief Constable shines spotlight on road safety, anti-social behaviour and police visibility

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has reiterated her commitment to tackling the issues that matter most to you.

On Wednesday evening (22nd April), she appeared alongside Chief Constable Alexis Boon in her latest live Q&A session, COPS.

The COPS event (Commissioner’s Oversight of Policing Services) was streamed across three Facebook pages: the PCC’s, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary’s.

Just under 200 questions were pre-submitted for the hour-long session.

A number of topics were covered by the PCC and Chief Constable including anti-social behaviour, e-scooters, speeding, police visibility and road safety among others.

PCC Donna Jones said: “My job is to work for the public and COPS gives me an opportunity, on their behalf, to hold the Chief Constable to account.

“The public really feel strongly about policing and it’s important taxpayers have a say in the service they pay for.

“My pledge when I was elected in 2021 was to introduce more police officers, open more police stations, drive down crime and make our communities safer.

“We have an outstanding Chief Constable and the work he and his team are doing is fantastic and I’m extremely grateful for that but there’s always work to be done.

“There are still too many speeding and noisy vehicles on our roads – I’m dealing with that through major investment in road safety projects. There are still far too many e-scooters out there – I’m dealing with that. I am listening and taking action.

“I want to thank everyone who watched COPS or who submitted a question. Your participation and feedback are invaluable.”

The COPS recording is available to watch on the PCC’s website at COPS meetings – Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner. 

To hear what the Police Commissioner and the Chief Constable had to say in response to questions on each policing priority, you can scroll to the following sections of the video:

• Police Visibility – go to 5 mins and 54 mins
• Local Bobbies – go to 10 mins
• Police stations – go to 11 mins
• Force recruitment – go to 16 mins
• Road safety and speeding – go to 19 mins
• Rural crime – go to 28 mins
• Anti-social behaviour (begging) – go to 46 mins
• Serious Violence (knife crime, domestic abuse, stalking, organised crime gangs) – go to 34 mins
• Business and retail crime – go to 45 mins and 56 mins (shoplifting specifically)
• ASB: e-scooters & e-bikes – go to 9 mins (face-coverings) and 22 mins
• Investigations/ tech innovation – go to 51 mins
• Mental health – go to 1hr

Further Information
The PCC’s website has pages to help you find out who your Local Bobby is, also for updates on new police stations and front counters and e-scooter safety and enforcement action across Hampshire & the Isle of Wight.