Michael Mates-Conservative (www.michaelmates.org): Michael Mates is a former MP for East Hampshire for East Hampshire for 36 years between 1974 and 2010. He is coming from a previously military background and served in the army and was based in Cyprus, Germany and Northern Ireland. He was also Northern Ireland Minister during the first few years of John Major's reign of Prime Minister. He has therefore had previous responsibility with policing matters in Northern Ireland.
He has been involved with the Asil Nadir case and his close friendship with him and is still under scrutiny for not paying back his share of the Dolphin Square parliamentary housing complex, which has come under pressure from many Labour MP's.
His main priorities if elected as HPCC are:
My overriding priority will be to ensure that the people of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight get the police service they deserve, and for which they pay. I shall fight for appropriate funds from central government, while acknowledging that these are difficult financial times for us all. In making decisions about the budget I shall confer with the Chief Constable and the four authorities – Hampshire; Isle of Wight; Portsmouth; Southampton. I shall strive with the Home Office and the Treasury to ensure that the importance of good and efficient policing is recognised appropriately in the budgets set.
My focus will be on reducing crime, catching criminals, protecting the vulnerable and making our streets safe. To achieve this in difficult times, there must be more efficient use of scarce resources, with the accent on getting experienced, well trained officers out of offices and in touch with the public.
If I must choose between competing priorities, my choice will be:
- All crimes of violence
- All crimes involving alcohol and drugs
- Rural crime.
In addition to these, I would like to see the fear of crime allayed. It is this which often causes our citizens to believe that their police service is not doing its best.
Jacqui Rayment-Labour (www.jacquirayment.co.uk): Jacqui is currently the Deputy-Leader of Southampton City Council and was previously the Chair of The Hampshire Police Authority for the last 6 years and member of the authority for the last 15 years. She has overseen the appointments of many leading figures in Hampshire Police including current Chief Constable Alex Marshall (Who is also departing at the end of the year, therefore the new commissioner will be elected a new Chief Constable).
These are Jacqui Priorities:
"I will engage with different sectors of Hampshire and the IOW, Community and Tenant groups, Hard to reach groups, as well as Local Authority colleagues and Businesses.
My vision for the role would be to put people in the community at the heart of what I do, enabling them to have a voice and an active say in how policing is delivered in their communities across Hampshire and the IOW. I will build on the successes of the past, such as hosting a conference and road shows where people have been invited from across the community to participate and have an active say in how policing is delivered.
I would provide the opportunity for consultation and give people at a local level
the chance to articulate their top priorities and build this into my strategic plan. I would involve key community stakeholders, agencies, individuals and other public sector organisation such as local authorities to ensure that diverse voices had a chance to input into and shape the strategy and once the plan had been developed I would provide regular opportunities throughout the year for progress monitoring and further input from all parties.
the chance to articulate their top priorities and build this into my strategic plan. I would involve key community stakeholders, agencies, individuals and other public sector organisation such as local authorities to ensure that diverse voices had a chance to input into and shape the strategy and once the plan had been developed I would provide regular opportunities throughout the year for progress monitoring and further input from all parties.
The Use of the media will be vital in all forms including tried and tested methods of communication which would combine community newsletters, the press and other media as well as all forms of social media such as Twitter, Face Book, Blogging and LinkedIn to provide up to the minute progress reports as well as inviting stakeholder input on an ongoing basis. This would ensure that local people would have a direct link and input into policing priorities and the delivery of both the strategy and policing plan. This level of local engagement will ensure the closer involvement of people within communities in the way policing is delivered. The Communication would need to be relevant and timely with the information aimed at the right level and appropriate to the given audience."
David Goodall-Lib Dem (www.davidgoodall.org.uk): David Goodall is currently a councillor at Eastleigh Borough Council and has been the Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Southampton Itchen in the last two general elections. He has family ties in Hampshire Police with his Father a former policeman and his brother currently working a police inspector.
All of the candidates in this election will talk about wishing to reduce all crime and in particular violent crime, alcohol and drug related crime and sexual assaults. All of us will agree that offenders need to be caught and punished for the criminal acts they have done. The difference between the candidates will come on:-
- how best to catch offenders?
- how best to punish offenders?
- how best the offender is re-integrated back into society once the punishment is complete?
There will also be differences on how we plan to operate as Police and Crime Commissioner and engage with the public, in particular:-
- how best to involve the public in creating the Police and Crime Plan?
- how best to involve the public in checking that the Police and Crime Plan is working?
These and other questions are addressed in my Manifesto published today
Stephen West-UKIP (www.vote4stephen.com): Stephen has defected from Conservatives from UKIP where has currently stands as a councillor on Basingstoke and Dean Borough Council. He is a former Special Constable and is the only candidate with front line policing experience:
His priorities are:
The pledge that I make to you is simple and straight forward. There is no fudge or minced words that you are used to from politicians of the mainstream political parties. I want us to have a police force and not a police service and I want the criminals in our neighbourhoods to be frightened and not the victims. I have listed below what I have committed to do, the details of why I must do this and how it will be done will come in my manifesto.
My pledges to you
- No reduction in numbers of front line police
- No real terms increase in your Council Tax police contribution
- Zero tolerance on anti-social behaviour
- Reduce overall crime levels
- Support victims of crime
- Support campaign to tear down speed cameras
I promise to deliver on the above pledges as your Police and Crime Commissioner. Please print this page and keep it safe so that you can hold me to account against these clear commitments.
Simon Hayes- Independent (www.hayes4pcc.org): Simon is currently the chairman of Hampshire and IOW Crimestoppers and is standing as the only candidate with anyone political association.
His Priorities include:
- To create sufficient Police Officers and PCSOs, so criminals know that they will be caught, whether they are active in rural or urban areas.
- To proactively combat crime in rural communities.
- To work directly with organisations, such as Victim Support, Neighbourhood Watch and other Charities, to achieve a safer society.
- To ensure a much more efficient and supportive approach to victims/witnesses, to achieve better outcomes for victims.
- To create quick and positive Community Justice - involving local people, to achieve better result for victims and say to criminals “crime doesn’t pay”.
- Take action to prevent constant police call outs about the same families, week in week out.
- To develop better School & College liaison with our young people, as part of the preventing offending campaign and giving confidence to young people that the Police are here to protect them.
- To improve Police response to Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse, to reduce both the number of victims and the unacceptable level of repeat victimisation, and to support vulnerable and elderly victims.
- To liaise with and address concerns of minority ethnic communities across both Hampshire & the Isle of Wight.
- To save Your money by preventing re-offending, so reducing crime and reducing victims.
Don Jerrard- Justice and Anti-Corruption party (www.policeelections.com/candidates/hampshire/don-jerrard): Don Jerrard is a former solicitor and many years of experience in dealing with the police in policing and legal matters. His website link does not work, but his main priorities are on the link I have given.
Two other useful website for the elections are www.policelections.com and www.choosemypcc.org.uk
Any other questions come find me, but remember people will ask you questions on Thursday and you need to know the answers
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