Thames Valley Police make money available to local community groups

Money seized from criminals by the police is being made available to community and volunteer groups to launch projects that prevent further crime.

A total of £100,000 is available with the money coming from the sale of items seized by police that could not be returned to their rightful owners.

Managed by Thames Valley Police Chief Constable John Campbell and Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber, the fund aims to use this money to support worthy initiatives within the community.

Chief Constable Campbell said: “Using money generated from the sale of items seized from criminals that cannot be returned to their rightful owners is a great way of funding worthy projects and other work across the Thames Valley.

“This funding will play a big part in helping voluntary and community groups across the Thames Valley. It will allow them to continue to run projects that play such a big role in preventing crime and protecting our communities.

“As ever, we are particularly keen to receive bids for this money from organisations that support our priority areas."

Funding is available to groups who want to create projects that tackle priorities from the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Police and Criminal Justice Plan.

Some of these priorities include strong local policing, fighting fraud and cybercrime and improving the criminal justice system.

Applications for the fund are open now with the application deadline being at 4pm on Friday, March 4.

Successful recipients will be invited to attend a presentation ceremony in April.

To find out more about the fund, click here.