Police Officer Numbers 2020-12-14
2020-12-14
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The government has a commitment to recruit additional police officers.
What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of police officers. The Government have committed to recruiting 20,000 police officers by March 2023 with almost 6,000 already recruited.
The Government have a clear commitment to recruit 20,000 police officers by March 2023. We have made a fantastic start with almost 6,000 additional officers recruited by the end of September.
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Concern over the recruitment rate of police officers in Avon and Somerset.
I welcome the increase in police numbers across the country; it is great news, honouring and delivering on our manifesto commitment. I have been informed that Avon and Somerset seems to be lagging behind a bit on the uplift of police numbers. Will my right hon. Friend assure me that that is not the case?
I can assure my hon. Friend that Avon and Somerset has all the resources needed to recruit 137 police officers, with an actual recruitment of 130 funded by £326 million.
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Kent has received additional police officers, but there are questions about the role of the local police and crime commissioner.
I am grateful that the Government have provided Kent with an additional 184 police officers. I commend Matthew Scott for recruiting 450 officers over four years in addition to government funding. Can my right hon. Friend confirm this?
I absolutely commend Kent's police and crime commissioner, Matthew Scott, for his recruitment efforts along with the chief constable.
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Concern about the fair share of new officers for the London Borough of Sutton.
I am delighted that London will also receive an uplift in police numbers. With continued incidence of catalytic converter theft and other crimes, can my right hon. Friend assure me that the London Borough of Sutton will receive its fair share of these new officers?
My hon. Friend is absolutely right to bang the drum for Sutton. The Metropolitan police has been allocated an additional 1,369 new officers and £193 million funding increase.
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The Government's police officer uplift is seen as insufficient to repair damage done by previous Conservative governments.
While the population has grown and violent crime has risen, we have lost nearly half of our neighbourhood PCSOs and over 12,000 police staff roles. The Prime Minister's statement last year that backing the police is crucial goes unfulfilled with no plans to replace these cuts. When will this Government live up to their promise?
This Government have put record levels of funding into the police, illustrating day in, day out. We are committed to the recruitment programme with almost 6,000 new police officers recruited.
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When will this government replace PCSOs and police staff roles
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