I am working closely with our excellent local Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst, to deliver more local police officers than ever before to tackle crime and keep our streets safe.
Rural crime is still an ongoing worry for many of my constituents who live in the less populated areas of the Brentwood and Ongar constituency. Residents in Fyfield suffered a spate of nine break ins over ten nights a couple of months ago, with farm machinery and diggers being brazenly stolen.
Since being elected I have had a steady stream of complaints to my office about the prevalence of fly tipping on farmland and country roads across my Brentwood and Ongar constituency.
Farms have been in touch pointing out they have to bear the cost of disposing of domestic and DIY waste, including
Alex Burghart MP has welcomed the Conservative Government’s Levelling Up White Paper and the boost it will bring to Brentwood and Ongar by increasing wages, improving living standards, and regenerating local communities across the country.
This is the next step on the Conservative Government’s miss
It's been a difficult couple of years since I last published a newspaper, but a summary of some of the big issues here in Brentwood and Ongar is now available and being delivered to every house in the constituency.
Have your say on making Essex safer and getting crime down by completing the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner's (PFCC) Police and Crime Plan Survey here.
What is the Police and Crime Plan for?
The Police and Crime Plan 2021-2024 is a strategic document that sets out the PFCC's
The Government’s election promise to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers by March 2023 is making good progress, with early 9,000 police officers already recruited, 177 of whom are in Essex.
The addition of these new officers brings the total number of police across Essex up to 3,493, meani
Nearly 9,000 police officers have been recruited as part of the Conservative Government’s campaign to recruit an additional 20,000 by March 2023, with 177 more in Essex alone.
This means the target for year one of the recruitment push – to recruit 6,000 officers by March 2021 – has been d
Essex Police have written to me to encourage constituents to be part of a two-way conversation with our local police to discuss significant incidents, influence policy and procedure and give feedback on other policing matters as part of our local Independent Advisory Group.
I would encourage a
Essex to receive £2,763,458 to help fund a new duty to ensure victims and their children are able to access life-saving support in safe accommodation.
A total of £125 million has been allocated to councils across England to support domestic abuse victims and their children.
This new funding i
