Victims of domestic abuse will receive instant support during reporting as pilot sits experts in Cumbria Police’s call centre with call handlers – the first of its kind in Cumbria.

Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner David Allen is opening his Property Fund today (8 September).

Police Officers of all ranks in Cumbria will receive ‘Language Matters’ training to combat victim-blaming vocabulary, with a focus on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).

Commissioner David Allen and MP for Whitehaven and Workington, Josh MacAlister, went out on patrol in Moorclose to find out more about how local officers are tackling local crime.

Commissioner David Allen met shop owners in Penrith to hear more about their experience with shoplifting and shop staff abuse.