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Our role
Our role
Alison Hernandez is the directly elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and employs a team of specialists to deliver the requirements of the role and office.
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Plan and performance
In this section you can find copies of the Police and Crime Plan, get information about how we are progressing with the Plan and find out how Devon and Cornwall Police are performing against the priorities set.
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Our information
Here you can find all of the statutory information we publish as a public sector organisation as well as instructions on how to submit a Freedom of Information request and disclosure log of previous requests.
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Keep up to date with what Alison Hernandez is doing to make Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly safer. Here you can find news articles, blogs, videos, images and audio in our multimedia section along with our regular newsletters.
Meetings and events
Meetings and events
We're committed to involving as many people as possible in our work. Here you can find more information about volunteering, our approach to community engagement as well as how you can report your concerns and take part in consultations.
Victims information
Victims information
In April 2015 the police and crime commissioner took responsibility for the provision of victims services. Since 2021 the Victim Support is commissioned to deliver services to victims of crime.
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There are lots of people of all different ages, offering their services to the Devon and Cornwall's policing family as volunteers. Special Constables, cadets, independent custody volunteers, all play their part in keeping our communities safe and protecting victims.

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What is the councillor advocate scheme?

The police and crime commissioner’s councillor advocate scheme aims to ensure that:

a relationship is formed or built upon with your local policing team through the Local Sector Inspector
consistent, accurate and honest information relating to crime, victim services and community safety is cascaded to the public
councillors feel more equipped to inform the public about crime, victim services and policing, educate their communities about crime and support/encourage greater reporting of issues to the police and other appropriate partner organisations
police officer time is used to its optimum by enabling the cascade of information to be efficient and without duplication
councillors feel more informed about crime and policing in their local area
a practical and positive route exists to enable councillors to bring overall views from their communities to the police
the commissioner is kept informed of community views across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, so that she can effectively hold the chief constable to account for policing
councillors have an understanding of the Commissioner’s policing priorities, as well as her role as the public’s voice for victims of crime