Olly Martins
| Olly Martins | |
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| Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner | |
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In office 15 November 2012 – 6 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Kathryn Holloway |
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Oliver James Martins 17 December 1969 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Political party | Labour Co-op |
| Residence | Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
| Education | Flegg High School |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool |
Oliver James "Olly" Martins (born 17 December 1969 in Cambridge) is a British politician and Army Reserve soldier. He served as the Labour and Co-operative Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2016.
He was the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012. and took the Oath of office live on air at a local BBC radio station. On taking office, he pledged that his office and staff would be less expensive than the old police authority. He did not claim business miles for any road journeys he undertook as part of his role.
Martins lived in the High Town area of Luton, Bedfordshire. Martins spent eight years working for Victim Support in the Toxteth area of Liverpool, first as a volunteer while at University and then as a service co-ordinator. He is a serving member in the Territorial Army and was mobilised as a United Nations peacekeeper to Cyprus UNFICYP in 2011.
He opposed plans to outsource police services to G4S. On 29 January 2013 it was announced that the G4S plan involving three police force, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire had been scrapped.
Martins reversed the planned scrapping of half the PCSOs in Bedfordshire.
Martins has called for persistent offenders to be fitted with GPS tags on a compulsory basis so they can be tracked in real time.
In May 2013 Martins appointed Colette Paul as the new Chief Constable of Bedfordshire. Paul was previously Deputy Chief Constable of South Wales Police. She has said about the Commissioner, "Olly Martins is committed to improving policing, as am I, so we have a good working relationship already." Paul announced her early retirement in June 2015 and said, "I consider Bedfordshire fortunate to have the PCC, Olly Martins, who is committed to ensuring the best possible future for the force."
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