Summary

  • Norfolk Chief Constable Paul Sanford was BBC Radio Norfolk's hot seat guest on Wednesday 14 August

  • Your host was Edd Smith

  1. Watch on catch uppublished at 10:10 British Summer Time 14 August

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    The police chief talks about his priorities for Norfolk and keeping the county safe

    Norfolk's Chief Constable Paul Sanford was BBC Radio Norfolk's hot seat guest on 14 August.

    Press play to watch the interview. Please, don’t call or text or you may still be charged by your service provider.

  2. Policing in Norfolkpublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 14 August

    Here is some information about Norfolk Police:

    • Norfolk Constabulary was established in November 1839 and was briefly named Norfolk Joint Police from 1968 to 1974
    • Government figures showed there was 1,899 full time police officers in the force in September 2023 - compared with 1,549 in September 2013
    • In 2018 it became the first force in the country to scrap all 150 of its police community support officers
    • Chief Constable Paul Sanford joined Norfolk Police in 1999 starting as a response officer in Sprowston before moving into his current role in December 2021
    • Police crime data shows the recorded crime (excluding fraud) in Norfolk had decreased in the 12-month period to March 2024 by 11.6%
    • In June 2024, 88.5% of 999 calls answered by the force were answered in under 10 seconds
    • In May 2024, the force was the seventh best force in the country for answering 999 calls in under 10 seconds
    Norfolk Police's Chief Constable Paul SanfordImage source, Norfolk Police
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    Chief Constable Paul Sanford joined Norfolk Police in 999

  3. Welcomepublished at 07:52 British Summer Time 14 August

    Good morning and welcome to our streamed coverage of Norfolk Chief Constable Paul Sanford's appearance in the Radio Norfolk hot seat.

    It will run for an hour from 09:00 BST.

    To watch live, click the play button above.