Whilst I understand the reduction of hours in smaller Police stations, I think it is a major mistake not to have 24-hour access to the Police station in a busy town like Harlow - especially on weekends. I will be making this clear to the Essex Chief Constable and the Home Secretary as I respond to the consultation. Above all, we need to know how many people are using Harlow Police station after midnight.
On the plus side, Harlow Police station will still be manned 24-hours a day, even if it is not open to the public between midnight and 8am. The front counter may be shut, but the building will still be used as a base, and Police officers will be highly visible in the town centre. In fact, we will have more Police on our streets, with 55 new community officers (472 to 527) across Essex.
On top of this, I have been given strong assurances that Harlow Police patrols will continue 24-hours a day, and all crime hotlines and Police contact numbers will stay open 24-hours a day, too. Finally, the Police are setting up a new state of the art "Crime Bureau" to target anti-social behaviour in our town. This will also operate 24-hours a day.
You can read more detail HERE on the Essex Police website. This includes a video from Essex Chief Constable Jim Barker McCardle explaining his proposals.
by Robert Halfon - www.roberthalfon.blogspot.com
On the plus side, Harlow Police station will still be manned 24-hours a day, even if it is not open to the public between midnight and 8am. The front counter may be shut, but the building will still be used as a base, and Police officers will be highly visible in the town centre. In fact, we will have more Police on our streets, with 55 new community officers (472 to 527) across Essex.
On top of this, I have been given strong assurances that Harlow Police patrols will continue 24-hours a day, and all crime hotlines and Police contact numbers will stay open 24-hours a day, too. Finally, the Police are setting up a new state of the art "Crime Bureau" to target anti-social behaviour in our town. This will also operate 24-hours a day.
You can read more detail HERE on the Essex Police website. This includes a video from Essex Chief Constable Jim Barker McCardle explaining his proposals.
by Robert Halfon - www.roberthalfon.blogspot.com
Perhaps you should ask how many posts are going at the new look Crime Bureau and how many are being created. How are they going to monitor anti-social behaviour ? When they aren't even available to take a call from a Police Officer trying to obtain a crime reference number, the officer has to wait to be called back !! Therefore keeping him off the streets and stuck in an office. How much is it going to cost to install CCTV in the Bureau to monitor incidents occurring in major towns, when its already there in the local major police stations ? You can't beat local knowledge. But your mate David Cameron knows what he's doing !!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should ask Mr McCardle why it is that Kent Police, who have already had the blueprint style setup in place for sometime now are already going back to the original setup.
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