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Funding an Effective Police Service

The national police funding settlement is a good one, with an additional £450m announced yesterday. This recognises increased pressure on the police combating issues like domestic abuse, child sexual exploitation and modern slavery - and above all terrorism. 
 

Compassionate Gloucester: How we help

Key government welfare policy Universal Credit (UC) is being rolled out more widely in Gloucester from February, simplifying up to six benefits into one payment, making it easier to get into work and making sure that work always pays: “something not true sadly under the old system”, said Richard

Driving Instructors: are they in a position of trust?

The government has made great strides forward in protecting our children from sexual exploitation in recent years. But there are, inevitably, still areas where we can and should do more. One of these concerns who is “in a position of trust” for 16-18 year olds.

“A giant step forward” to clamping down on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals

Gloucester’s MP Richard Graham said today’s announcement on a consultation on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals, including an option to cut the maximum stake from £100 to £2, is “a giant step forward to reducing the risks to gamblers and their families, and a success for those of us who campaigned on

Emily’s Code: From Tragedy to Legacy

When your 14 year old daughter dies in a ghastly boating accident, as Emily Gardner did, what do you do? What way forward can there possibly be?

Stalking Sentences Bill presented to Parliament today

Cheltenham’s MP, Alex Chalk, has today presented a Bill before Parliament to strengthen protection for victims of stalking. The Private Member’s Bill, which has attracted cross party support seeks to double the maximum sentence for stalking from five to ten years’ imprisonment.