Summit held to discuss police and crime plan consultation

Businesses in West Midlands are encouraged to join the PCC Business Summit to discuss the Police and Crime Plan.

Hosted by police and crime commissioner Simon Foster, the consultation will take place on Wednesday, October 2 from 5:30 to 8:30pm at Millennium Point.

The information will help to develop his new Police and Crime Plan, which will set out his policing priorities, and what West Midlands Police will be delivering over the next four years.

The business summit is focussed on business crime and how West Midlands Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner’s office can best work with businesses to prevent business related crime from taking place, support a safe working environement for front line staff and take effective action where such crimes occur.

These crimes include shoplifting and other forms of non-payment, violence against retail and hospitality sector workers, criminal damage to business premises, and fraud against businesses.

Much has been done to address these matters such as the Offending to Recovery project targeting repeat shoplifting offenders whose shoplifting is driven by a drug habit and the work commenced around preventing fraud.

However, more needs to be done and businesses are encouraged to tell their experiences on ways to deliver change.

Click here to fill in more information through the Police & Crime Plan 2025-2029 public consultation.

For more information, contact wmpcc@westmidlands.police.uk or 0121 626 6060.