Wokingham

Thames Valley Police in Wokingham Local Policing Area (LPA) have been successful in their bid to the Local Criminal Justice Board’s Community Cashback Scheme to secure funding for the Just Around the Corner (JAC) team.

Berkshire West Basic Command Unit (BCU) was given £10,000 in funds recovered under the Proceeds Of Crime legislation, and Wokingham bid for a share of this money.

Wokingham Insp PJ Binns said: “The JAC Team worked extremely hard to provide a service to young people in Lower Earley during 2009, especially when the dispersal order was in place, and provided constructive and positive activities for young people.

“This money will assist the JAC team to continue their excellent work.”

Community Cashback is a new scheme to give local people a say in how criminal assets recovered through the Proceeds of Crime Act should be spent in their communities. The criteria were that projects should be community focussed and relate to improving the lives of local people through the reduction of nuisance and anti-social behaviour.

This money contributes to Operation Confidence, an anti-social behaviour campaign to address crime and disorder, and highlight what Thames Valley Police, its partners and local residents are doing to make communities safer.

Thames Valley Police ~ Wokingham