Police and Crime Commissioner to hold public surgery for Anglesey residents

Anglesey residents are being invited to book place at Police and Crime Commissioner and North Wales Police public surgery.

Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales (PCC), Andy Dunbobbin, will hold an advice surgery at the Benllech Community & Ex-Servicemen’s Hall where he will be joined by representatives from North Wales Police to help address any policing concerns that the residents of Anglesey or the wider community may hold.

The surgery will take place on the 23 September between 1pm – 3pm.

Attendees will have 20 minutes to speak personally with the Commissioner, who will be accompanied by representatives from his office and North Wales Police, to provide the maximum possible assistance to the public.

The Commissioner, officers and staff will be able to provide further signposting if an issue can be more appropriately dealt with by other agencies and organisations. To ensure privacy, no other members of the public will be present during the meeting.

Andy Dunbobbin, PCC for North Wales said: “I am eager to engage with the residents of Benllech and of the surrounding area at my upcoming advice surgery in order to hear their views on policing.

“The public surgeries that are held by my office aim to provide the people of North Wales with an opportunity for their voices to be heard and listened to allowing for the gap between policing and the public to be shortened.

“Over the past few years of holding these surgeries I have been able to hear a range of perspective on local concerns, big or small, which I have helped address and bring piece of mind to communities.

“This is why I urge members of the people of Benllech to book a slot and share their thought.

“As the PCC for North Wales I have four primary duties, they are to set the priorities for policing in North Wales; to decide the budget for North Wales Police; to listen and respond to the public’s views on policing; and to hold the Chief Constable to account.”

The PCC will be accompanied in Nefyn by staff from his team and North Wales Police who will help to facilitate the meetings and take notes if needed. Surgeries are by appointment only to ensure that the issues being raised relate to policing, crime or community safety, and to ensure the PCC is fully briefed on the issue prior to the meeting.

The PCC will not be able to consider complaints about police officers, members of police staff, police community support officers or special constables as this has to go through the existing and established channels. Further advice on the complaints system is on the OPCC website here.

To book a 20-minute slot with Andy Dunbobbin, please contact the PCC’s office with your name, contact information and what you would like to discuss during your meeting, by:

• Email: opcc@northwales.police.uk
• Phone: 01492 805486
• Post: Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner North Wales, Police Headquarters. Glan y Don, Colwyn Bay, LL29 8AW

Surgery slots are limited and work on a first come, first served basis and a slot cannot be guaranteed for everyone. If a session is full, residents will be given the details of alternative sessions.