Meet WMRSASC

Meet WMRSASC

West Mercia Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre (WMRSASC) was established within Worcestershire in 1986 as a telephone support service for women only.Services expanded gradually to include counselling support and the launch of the first Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (ISVA) within the West Mercia Police area in 2007.2011 saw the expansion…
65 people arrested an estimated £618,000 worth of drugs seized as part of a county lines intensification week at the end of June

65 people arrested an estimated £618,000 worth of drugs seized as part of a county lines intensification week at the end of June

"County Lines is something we do take very seriously in West Mercia and we will target organised crime networks that bring drugs from other towns and areas into ours. We need to keep getting that message out that they're not welcome into because the activities that they conduce cause us some really significant threat and harm to our communities. This is something we need to keep on top of, one by arresting people but what we also need to do is safeguard people because they do pick on the vulnerable."
The PALS Programme

The PALS Programme

The Professional Action Learning Sets (PALS) Programme is a strategic programme designed to tackle barriers to career progression for ethnically diverse police officers and staff within West Mercia Police, and eventually forces across the region.  PALS is an important strand in how police engage with communities and directly supports the objectives…
Meet Catch22

Meet Catch22

STEPS (Support Through Exploitation and Prevention Service).Support within West Mercia for children aged 8-18 and young people up to the age of 24 with additional needs, who are impacted by Child Criminal Exploitation or Child Sexual Exploitation.This strategically important provision is an integrated model providing trauma-informed prevention and intervention support for…