Simon Wright Challenges Home Secretary over Norfolk's Community Support Officer Cutbacks
December 21, 2006 1:02 PM
Simon Wright, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Norwich South, has written to Home Secretary John Reid over cuts to proposed numbers of Police Community Support Officers for Norfolk. The Home Office has slashed funding to recruit 280 officers by one-third.
"Community Support Officers add a valuable visible policing presence on our streets. There is a general feeling that they have brought real benefits in terms of deterring crime and reassuring the public," said Mr Wright.
"They bring particular benefits to the battle against anti-social behaviour."
"What also concerns me about these cuts is that they were announced without any debate locally. How can Norfolk Constabulary be expected to deliver more neighbourhood policing when the Labour Government is not talking to Norfolk about what the county needs?"
"I fear that the result will be that our communities suffer more crime than would have been the case had these cuts not been made."
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