Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Jonathan Ash-Edwards is seeking to empower local groups to help find solutions to community safety problems.

The PCC is currently in the process of developing a new Police & Crime Plan for Hertfordshire, which will be launched by the end of March 2025.

As part of the process the Commissioner is inviting innovative proposals that address the following priorities which will appear in the new plan:

• Preventing crime and anti-social behaviour
• Tackling violence against women and girls
• Improving young people's safety

The Community Safety Fund will be open to community and voluntary groups, charities, Parish & Town Councils and Community Safety Partnerships.

Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards said:   

"I am pleased to launch my Community Safety Fund and enable local groups and organisations to put forward ideas for local solutions for crime prevention and public safety improvements in their neighbourhoods".

"My main focus is to ensure a police service which is visible and responsive to the public and focused on catching criminals. But prevention is always better than response and I want to encourage partnership working and prevention activities which can also help drive down crime and make Hertfordshire safer. I look forward to seeing the ideas and projects that come forward".

Proposals should be submitted to the Hertfordshire Community Foundation, who are administering the scheme on behalf of the Commissioner.

Grants of up to £6,000 can be awarded to successful proposals that reduce crime and make Hertfordshire a safer place to live.

The application deadline for funding is 3 March 2025 and more details can be found at https://www.hertscf.org.uk/pcccsf