Hertfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards is to ask about town hotspots, hare coursing and crime investigation during next week’s public holding to account meeting with the Chief Constable.

The Commissioner wants to know what the Constabulary is doing to tackle these issues, alongside progress made to improve crime recording data and the latest situation on firearms licensing.

The public can watch the meeting between Mr Ash-Edwards and Chief Constable Andy Prophet via a webcast on Thursday 15th May at 10.30am. Attendees can register for the meeting at https://bit.ly/APMMAY25.

The Commissioner wants to check on the progress of Operation Hotspot, the £1m government funded scheme which in the past year has seen thousands of hours of extra patrols take place in town centres across the county to address anti-social behaviour and serious crime.  He also wants to know how it will be delivered over the next year to cut crime even further.

In relation to hare coursing following concerns from local farmers, he will ask how many incidents the Constabulary responds to and what action is being taken.

The latest progress on police efforts to address concerns raised by the government inspectors in their PEEL report will also be discussed. Specifically around steps taken to ensure crimes are recorded correctly and that crimes are investigated properly. 

Finally the long-standing issue with delays in issuing firearms licences is on the agenda so the Chief Constable can provide an update on the latest action taken to reduce the backlog.

A recording will also be available to view on the PCC’s website along with more details and previous recordings at herts-pcc.gov.uk/apm.

Thank you.