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Open letter to Home Secretary

Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster has written an open letter to the Home Secretary after Mayor Andy Street wrote requesting he take on the powers and responsibilities of the...

Youth Commissioner election is now open!

...area. West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster said: “Voting is now open for my next intake of Youth Commissioners, allowing our young people to have their say on...

Fairness and Belonging event shines light on diversity work

...and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster hosted his Fairness and Belonging conference in Birmingham, to shine a light on how communities in the West Midlands are treated by police. In particular,...

PCC secures ยฃ1m to help fund war on dangerous drivers

...take some great strides already but there’s so much work to be done in achieving community-wide change and having more open conversations about what we can all do. This important...

School pupils warned of dangers of becoming ‘money mules’

...are being targeted by criminals to move cash between bank accounts on their behalf. Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster, has been running a campaign on the issue and a...

Statement from the Police and Crime Commissioner

...of the West Midlands, to vote for their Police and Crime Commissioner. I believe in the need for a democratically elected and directly accountable Police and Crime Commissioner, for whom...

PCC announces major plan for police stations in the West Midlands

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster, is confirming changes to the way police buildings in the West Midlands will be used in future. The Commissioner has approved plans, based...

Holding the Chief Constable to Account

...and Reviews SPCB November 2021 Complaints and Reviews 23 June 2023 Download SPCB November 2021 Complaints and Reviews 12 Month Investigation Notifications As per the Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations...

Dip Sampling and Reporting

...2023 Download Dip Sampling October 2023 Dip Sampling January 2023 Download Dip Sampling January 2023 Dip Sampling December 2022 Download Dip Sampling December 2022 Dip Sampling July 2022 Download Dip...

PCC backs retail workers who face abuse, threats and violence

Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster has voiced his commitment to protecting retail workers who face abuse, threats and violence in the workplace. The PCC says he is committed to...

PCC and Sandwell Council team up for Safer Six

...It is essential that we work in partnership to improve the quality of life for people in Sandwell.  “I am committed to preventing, tackling and reducing anti-social behaviour, whether that...

PCC funded research shows that women are being failed by drug and alcohol treatment services

...from their male counterparts, including high incidence of trauma and abusive relationship, a greater burden of stigma around substance use and more common childcare responsibilities. Yet the research found that...

PCC Simon Foster writes open letter to Home Secretary Suella Braverman

...British Policing. That is why, I committed to re-building community policing in my Manifesto published in April 2021, upon which I was elected in May 2021 and again within my...