I have lived in Surrey with my husband, Ben, for over 14 years and was first elected as your Police and Crime Commissioner in 2021.
It is an honour and privilege to represent you, which is why I am standing this year in the hope to continue as your Commissioner. I love where we live, and I want our county to be as safe, secure, and enjoyable as possible for all residents. I know the importance of putting local people and their priorities at the heart of policing.
My priorities which feed in to my Police and Crime Plan, are based on the issues residents across the county have repeatedly raised with me, and include: tackling anti-social behaviour, improving visible policing, cracking down on county lines, improving road safety and enforcement, setting local policing priorities, and holding the police to account. I am also committed to tackling violence against women and improving protection for children.
I am proud of the achievements I have delivered in each of these areas since you elected me in 2021, you can find out more about these here.
Surrey is a wonderful and safe place to live, but I know that there is more to be done. The most important thing for me to do is to continue to listen to you and deliver your priorities for our county, but you can read about my other priorities for Surrey here.
My background
I have experience working in both the public and private sector. Throughout my career I have managed diverse teams and multi-million-pound budgets. I have two law degrees and, following university, spent over ten years in Parliament where I worked for a number of MPs, representing and supporting residents. Whilst there I also worked alongside charities including Mind and Rethink, as well as the Centre for Mental Health, supporting the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Mental Health in developing policies to put forward to government to improve mental health provision, including parity of esteem.
Whilst I do not have a background in policing - Surrey Police are quite rightly the experts in operational policing - I bring value to the police and the residents of Surrey through my proven track record of holding people of all levels to account and experience in community campaigning, communications, mentoring and management. Through my wider volunteering and working background, I have developed good links outside of Surrey, including with PCCs in other forces whose support is invaluable, as well as key representatives and officials in Westminster.