Surrey Lib Dems hail best ever PCC result
Liberal Democrats secured over 31% of the vote in the recent Surrey-wide police and crime commissioner (PCC) election were also the biggest winners in Surrey's borough and district elections.
13 May 2024
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63% of burglaries in Surrey still going unattended
63% of burglaries in Surrey went unattended by Surrey Police last year, despite a government promise to attend all of them, an investigation by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
24 Apr 2024
Surrey's burglary response waiting times have doubled under the Conservatives
The average waiting time for police to respond to burglary calls in Surrey more than doubled during the first two years of the current Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner, new figures from the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
9 Apr 2024
Lib Dems help get council to lobby Government for overhaul in local government funding.
At today’s full council meeting Leader of Surrey Lib Dems, Will Forster used his speech seconding an opposition motion, to call for a complete overhaul of how local government is funded.
19 Mar 2024
PEEL report turnaround highlights Tory PCC's failings
Cllr Paul Kennedy, the Liberal Democrat challenger to the Conservative incumbent in May’s police and crime commissioner elections, has welcomed news that Surrey Police has dramatically improved its performance in responding to 999 and 101 calls.
13 Mar 2024
294,176 'four week waits' for a GP appointment in Surrey last year.
The number of 'Four week waits' for a GP appointment in Surrey reached 294,176 last year. It is a 33% increase for those waiting more than 28 days compared to 2022 and an increase of 18% for those waiting 14 days or longer.
29 Feb 2024