Collaborations

This page provides details of every collaboration that has been undertaken by the Durham Police and Crime Commissioners Office.

The Police and Crime Commissioner and/or on behalf of Durham Constabulary have entered into a number of collaborative agreements since November 2012.

The Police and Crime Commissioner and/or on behalf of Durham Constabulary have entered into a number of collaborative agreements since November 2012.

Where appropriate, and for security details, a copy of the contract may not be published, however brief details about the benefits of the contract will be provided.

A current example of collaboration with partners is the Evolve programme. Evolve is a three-way collaboration with Durham Constabulary, Cleveland Police and North Yorkshire Police. Through the programme, each of the police services are exploring ways to work together across organisational boundaries, in order to increase operational resilience, improve services for communities and achieve financial savings.

Collaboration Agreements

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Evolve
PCCs and Chief Constables from Durham, Cleveland and North Yorkshire receive legal advice from the Evolve Collaboration. This provides efficiencies and effectiveness and value for money.

Cleveland and Durham Firearms Training Centre
Joint firearms training centre – Cleveland are the lead. Police/Fire Community Safety Responders x2Durham Constabulary are the lead agency and employer of the two CSRs covering Stanhope, Crook and Barnard Castle in the interests of efficiency and effectiveness of policing and fire and rescue services.

Modern Slavery and Organised Immigration Crime Programme 2023-25
Lead PCC is Devon and Cornwall. Funding from the Home Office to embed an improved policing and wider law enforcement response to modern slavery and organised immigration crime.

Counter Terrorism Policing North East
Specialist North East (NE, Yorkshire & Humber) team to deal with Prevent, Prepare, Protect, Pursue in countering terrorism.

North East Regional Organised Crime Unit
PCCs and Chief Constables of Northumbria, Durham and Cleveland have this NEROCU specialist team to counter organised crime within the North East area.

FCIN National Collaboration Agreement
Forensic Collision Investigation Network including, but not limited to, premises, equipment, fleet, staff, services and facilities.

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