For information and advice please see our dedicated Coronavirus page.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Domestic abuse support services are open
The Yorkshire Coast is closed this Easter weekend with people from across North Yorkshire and around the country being urged to stay away despite the warm weather.
Four of the leaders of North Yorkshire’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic will give an update on the work they are doing, and take questions from residents and businesses, in a live broadcast tomorrow (Tuesday 7 April).
Work will continue to protect the vulnerable, trapped at home with domestic abusers during the coronavirus lockdown.
Lisa Winward, Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police, Andrew Brodie, Chief Fire Officer of North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, and Julia Mulligan, North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner have issued the following statement on new measures to stop spread of Coronavirus
This is a challenging time for us all and we are being guided by advice from the government and Public Health England.
The Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner elections due to take place in May 2020 are to be delayed.
North Yorkshire Police is changing their presence in Harrogate to meet changing demands from residents and businesses and ensure value for money is being delivered for taxpayers.
North Yorkshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is to bring together key partners and organisations from across the county in an effort to ensure domestic abuse survivors, and their children, are treated fairly in the family courts.
A new, independent complaints and recognition team for North Yorkshire Police begins work today (Monday 2 March) with the aim of recording, reviewing and resolving complaints in a quick, effective and fair way, and celebrating good practice.
