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Vera Baird

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Gender Female
Age 74
Date of birth February 13,1950
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born Chadderton
United Kingdom
Party Labour Party
BooksHeadlines from the First Three Years
ResidenceGosforth
Newcastle Upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Newcastle Upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Job Politician
Barrister
SpousDavid Taylor-Gooby; ; Robert Baird; (m. 1978; wid. 1979)
ChildrenTwo stepsons
Previous positionNorthumbria Police and Crime Commissioner (2012–2019)
Education The Open University
University of London
Teesside University
Northumbria University
London Guildhall College
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Vera Baird Life story


Dame Vera Baird, DBE QC is a British barrister serving as Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales. A Labour Party Member of Parliament for Redcar from 2001 to 2010, Baird was a government minister from 2006 to 2010 and the Solicitor General for England and Wales from 2007 to 2010.

Labour launches expert team to increase crime-solving

Labour launches expert team to increase crime-solving
Aug 8,2023 6:30 pm

... Labour said the commission would be chaired by the former Victims Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird, and include former chief constable Stephen Otter, former chief crown prosecutor Drusilla Sharpling, and West Yorkshire Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, Alison Lowe, on the panel...

Woman ‘harassed' by officer filmed on her doorstep

Woman ‘harassed' by officer filmed on her doorstep
Jul 4,2023 1:11 am

... Women are being let down by forces whose officers have " preyed upon" them, says Dame Vera Baird, the former victims commissioner...

Dame Vera Baird: Victims' champion resigns, claiming her role was sidelined

Dame Vera Baird: Victims' champion resigns, claiming her role was sidelined
Sep 29,2022 6:30 pm

...The Victims Commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Vera Baird, has resigned, accusing the government of downgrading victims needs, and sidelining the role...

Rape victims asked for too much information, says data watchdog

Rape victims asked for too much information, says data watchdog
May 31,2022 2:05 am

... Victims Commissioner Dame Vera Baird previously said some victims withdraw their complaints after being asked to hand over their phones so that data can be downloaded: " They cannot face the unwarranted and unacceptable intrusion into their privacy...

Is anti-social behaviour still seen 'as a bit of bother'?

Is anti-social behaviour still seen 'as a bit of bother'?
Jan 24,2022 3:06 am

... The victims commissioner, Dame Vera Baird, says such deaths are shocking and should be seen as a " failure to protect" by police and local authorities...

Police response to £25,000 fraud branded woeful

Police response to £25,000 fraud branded woeful
Jan 22,2022 3:30 am

... " The Victims Commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Vera Baird QC, says she is worried the public are losing confidence in fraud policing...

Coronavirus: Shop-workers should be trained to abuse victims to help

Coronavirus: Shop-workers should be trained to abuse victims to help
Apr 18,2020 11:39 pm

... Dame Vera Baird, victims Commissioner for England and Wales, said a scheme on the basis of the fight against sexual violence was urgently needed to help people during the lockdown...

Legacy family court of the rape of views to address'

Legacy family court of the rape of views to address'
Feb 19,2020 4:08 am

... The letter is supported by the victims Commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Vera Baird, the Domestic violence Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, and London s victims Commissioner, Claire Waxman...

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