Stakeholder Bulletin – Police

Stakeholder Update 9 April 2020

Welcome to a special edition of the stakeholder bulletin to provide you with an update on the role Cheshire Constabulary and the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner is playing in helping to deal with the ongoing national emergency regarding the Coronavirus pandemic.
We are committed to doing everything we can, working alongside our partners, to play our part in the
national effort.

Internally, we have established a dedicated team of officers and staff to support Cheshire's response in dealing with coronavirus based issues and to provide advice, guidance and reassurance.
We are also fully engaged with all of our key partners as part of the Cheshire Local Resilience Forum and there are daily meetings and discussions as part of this process.

Our police officers, PCSOs and members of the Special Constabulary remain as visible as possible in the local community providing vital reassurance and support to both residents and businesses (including those that remain open and those that have had to close).

It has now been three weeks since the new public health regulations came into force and It has been encouraging to see so many people in Cheshire being supportive, taking on board the advice and staying at home where they can – and we hope that this will continue over the bank holiday weekend.

This is an unprecedented public health emergency and we are all having to make adjustments to the new measures, which are in place. We appreciate the difficulties and uncertainties that this brings and we want to reassure you that our officers and staff are working extremely hard and doing their very best in really challenging circumstances to keep people safe and protect the NHS.

The aim of our officers is always to engage with people, explain the reasons behind the new regulations, encourage them to take it on board and support the people we serve to ensure that everyone is fully complying with these restrictions. We police by consent and maintaining public confidence and caring for our communities is paramount so enforcement will always be a last option.

This bulletin provides you with a snapshot of key updates from the force over the past week. We will continue to provide you with a weekly update in this format during the pandemic.
You are a valued stakeholder and we would like to thank you for your continued support.

We would also like to remind you of the ways you can get in touch with Cheshire Constabulary. In an emergency, where a crime is taking place or there is a danger to life, always dial 999.
For general enquiries, please visit https://www.cheshire.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/ or if it not an
emergency you can call 101.

The latest government advice and information on the Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak is available here

David Keane – Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire
Chief Constable Darren Martland – Cheshire Constabulary