The PCC holds a number of roles on local and regional bodies.
These roles make sure the voice of the PCC – and the people of Cleveland – is heard.
It is also means that Matt can share best practice and tap into expertise from a wide range of partners.
The PCC’s local and regional roles include the following:
Cleveland Strategic Hate Crime Partnership
Matt chairs the Strategic Hate Crime Partnership
Hartlepool Board
The PCC is a member of this board organised by Hartlepool Borough Council
Tees Rural Crime Forum
Matt chairs the rural crime forum, which brings together a range of organisations concerned with the safety of Cleveland’s countryside.
Cleveland Retail Crime Forum
The PCC co-chairs the Retail Crime Forum alongside retail manager Andrea Thornborrow
Safer Cleveland Board
Matt is chairman of the Safer Cleveland Board
Cleveland Combatting Drugs Partnership
The PCC is a member of the Cleveland Combatting Drugs Partnership, which formed in 2022.
Cleveland Violence Reduction Partnership CURV
Matt chairs the Governance Board of the Cleveland Violence Reduction Partnership (CURV.)
The board guides the strategic direction of CURV and makes sure its work is effective.
Cleveland Criminal Justice Board
Matt chairs this partnership, which brings together organisations from across the criminal justice sector.
Middlesbrough and Hartlepool Development Boards
Matt is a member of both development boards. Both boards are organised by Tees Valley Combined Authority