The Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Panel is scheduled to meet to discuss early intervention and prevention strategies, and to review the Police and Crime Commissioner's delivery plan. The meeting will also cover updates on past actions and a review of the panel's work programme.

Here are the topics that are listed for discussion:

Early Intervention and Prevention

The panel is expected to discuss a report providing an update on the approach to delivering against the Early Intervention and Prevention priority in the Police and Crime Commissioner's Police and Crime Plan 2025-28 'Tackling Crime and Keeping Communities Safe'.

The report highlights the work of the High Harms Board, chaired by the Commissioner, in supporting preventative approaches to issues such as drugs, serious violence, serious and organised crime, and violence against women and girls.

The report also refers to the Youth Justice Management Boards across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, which provide oversight of outcomes for young people who enter the criminal justice system. It notes that national funding streams have been aligned to enable a co-ordinated programme of local diversion activity to support those young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system.

The report mentions the Respect Young People Programme, which works with young people and their families to change behaviour, improve communication and reduce the risk of violence in households. It also discusses domestic abuse perpetrator interventions, including the Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Panel, a ten-week behaviour change programme delivered by the county's Probation Service, and the Cautioning and Relationship Abuse programme.

The report highlights the multi-agency approach to stalking, which includes access to one-to-one intensive case management and intervention with a Stalking Consultant Psychologist, which can be mandated via a Stalking Protection Order.

The Youth Guarantee, a government initiative aimed at supporting young people in England aged 18-21, is also mentioned. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority was selected to run one of the national 'Trailblazers' of this scheme.

The report also covers the Serious Violence Duty, introduced as part of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, which requires named organisations to work together, share information, and deliver interventions that prevent and reduce serious violence in their local area. The Home Office has allocated Cambridgeshire and Peterborough £599k in 2025/26 for this purpose.

The Cambridge and Peterborough Rape Crisis Partnership is mentioned in the report, and it says that they will jointly deliver 15 Businesses Against Abuse training sessions, with the Constabulary, mirroring the successful model which was developed with Safer Street 5 funding in Cambridge, in partnership with CAMBAC¹ and the City Council.

The Commissioner launched a Prevention Fund to award small grants of up to £5,000 to Community Safety Partnerships and voluntary and community organisations, based in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, for local initiatives which help to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour and increase feelings of public safety.

The Constabulary is refreshing its Prevention and Problem-Solving Strategy, in line with the 2025 National Police Chiefs' Council Prevention Strategy.

The report also refers to Operation Yellow Card, a scheme aimed at 15 to 23 year olds, which is a prevention tactic to intervene before serious offences occur.

The Commissioner continues to work with the Constabulary and across the local partnership to raise awareness about fraud and cybercrime. In May 2025, more than 60 organisations attended the Police Cyber Awareness Day, hosted by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Resilience Forum in partnership with The Eastern Cyber Resilience Centre.

The report also discusses the centralised process and funding of Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews, the Constabulary's progress in tackling serious and organised crime, and the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Group, which focusses on further improving the transition for people into the community as they leave HMP Peterborough.

Finally, the report looks ahead to a range of other initiatives across Government which are likely to support their safer streets mission, including Young Futures Prevention Hubs and Partnerships, Best Start Family Hubs, Better Futures Fund, and the Million Hours Youth Fund.

Police and Crime Commissioner’s Delivery Plan

The panel is scheduled to receive a report providing a snapshot of progress against each of the five thematic pillars within the Police and Crime Commissioner's Police and Crime Plan 2025-28 'Tackling Crime and Keeping Communities Safe'.

The plan sets out priorities in the following five thematic pillars:

• Safe Communities
• Early Intervention and Prevention
• Tackling Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour
• Supporting Victims and Witnesses
• Building Trust and Confidence

The report highlights progress in each of these areas, including more visible policing hours, improved call answering times, the topping out ceremony for the new Milton Police Station, and engagement with local communities.

The report also mentions the county's first VAWG prevention event, Businesses Against Abuse training, the Prevention Fund, and a free Police Cyber Awareness Day.

In terms of tackling crime and anti-social behaviour, the report highlights the work of a policing team created to target some of the most prolific offenders in Peterborough and Fenland, efforts to improve road safety, and measures to tackle crime in rural areas.

Regarding support for victims and witnesses, the report discusses the performance of the county's joint police and NHS England funded Sexual Assault Referral Centre, survivor and victim engagement, the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, commissioning specialist domestic abuse support, and the Victims and Witness Hub.

Finally, in terms of building trust and confidence, the report mentions the appointment of Simon Megicks as the county's new Chief Constable, efforts to retain skilled staff, a celebration for independent police scrutiny volunteers, strengthening trust in policing within the Deaf community, and overseeing police complaints.

PCP Work Programme 2526

The panel is expected to review its work programme for 2025/26.