On the 15th November 2012 Matthew Ellis was elected as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire
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 Burton Mail |
Police chiefs defend decisions on salaries
Burton Mail Meanwhile, across the border in Staffordshire, police and crime commissioner Matthew Ellis is to appoint a new financial officer who will receive a £79,000 salary. The new financial officer will step into the breach being left by Paul Brindley, who is ... |
Police Commissioner: Too many mental health sufferers are being criminalised
Lichfield Live Too many people are being criminalised because of mental health issues, according to Staffordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner. Matthew Ellis. Matthew Ellis has called for a 24/7 response team to be created to help free up officers who are dealing ... 'Mentally ill require help, not arresting' |
'Mentally ill require help, not arresting'
This is Staffordshire STAFFORDSHIRE'S crime commissioner has called for 24-hour response teams to be created to help distressed people after it emerged police dealt with 15,000 mental health-related incidents in a year. Matthew Ellis claimed £600,000 worth of police time ... |
 BBC News |
Police 'to get nurse help' dealing with mental health cases
BBC News It followed a report by Staffordshire's police commissioner which said officers spent up to 25% of their time dealing with mental health-related incidents. Matthew Ellis said he wanted specialist mental health response teams to "take pressure off" police. May promises action on mental health |
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- Be open and accountable to victims and witnesses, seeking out and acting on their views
- Ensure that victims and witnesses get the high quality help and support they need, when they need it
- Make the police more victim-focused and more effective at meeting their needs<
- Give victims and witnesses an effective voice in the wider criminal justice system
- Constantly work to develop new ways of delivering justice for victims