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Are Cuts To The Police Service Immoral?
// The expected budget cuts come after a reduction of 20% since 2011 in the amount spent by the Home Office on the police.
After 2015/16, all forces are bracing themselves for further cuts amounting to hundreds of millions of pounds.
The exact level of savings required will depend on the outcome of the general election.
Some PCCs have produced forecasts of budget cuts to 2019, others until 2020, among them:
Kent - £61m budget cut over the next four years
South Yorkshire - £49m between 2016/17 and 2019/20
Merseyside - £47.5m between 2016/17 and 2018/19
Thames Valley - £33m between 2016/17 and 2017/18
In Cumbria, under the PCC's "change programme" to deliver savings of £10m by 2019, the force will be "resolving some issues to the satisfaction of callers without deploying an officer to the scene".
Proposals from Hampshire's PCC, Simon Hayes, say that operational policing "can no longer be ring-fenced" and that front-line services "need to be reduced to meet the financial budget". //
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After 2015/16, all forces are bracing themselves for further cuts amounting to hundreds of millions of pounds.
The exact level of savings required will depend on the outcome of the general election.
Some PCCs have produced forecasts of budget cuts to 2019, others until 2020, among them:
Kent - £61m budget cut over the next four years
South Yorkshire - £49m between 2016/17 and 2019/20
Merseyside - £47.5m between 2016/17 and 2018/19
Thames Valley - £33m between 2016/17 and 2017/18
In Cumbria, under the PCC's "change programme" to deliver savings of £10m by 2019, the force will be "resolving some issues to the satisfaction of callers without deploying an officer to the scene".
Proposals from Hampshire's PCC, Simon Hayes, say that operational policing "can no longer be ring-fenced" and that front-line services "need to be reduced to meet the financial budget". //
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I think it's short sighted and appalling to cut the budget, in fact for any essential services they should give them a blank cheque! We need an efficient police force, manned to the hilt because crime rarely IMO falls and with the way this country is going it's getting out of hand. I have a little insight into how bad things have got and if the public actually knew, there would be a hue and cry over the dire state of affairs believe me.
One wonders how past generations managed to cover the services they required whilst ours seemingly can not. That's what needs investigation. Meanwhile if they really have screwed up and there isn't enough money in the pot then whatever was cut could be called an immoral act. But one needs to cut one's coat according to one's cloth. I reckon I pay enough in tax to expect the services to be provided as needed.
// ..under the PCC's "change programme" the force will be "resolving some issues to the satisfaction of callers without deploying an officer to the scene". //
In effect, they are deciding some crimes are not worth the effort of investigating. It might be useful if they told us what they are then we won't be wasting police time by trying to repirt them.
Maggie and Tony both kept the police happy while they were in office. It is probably a mistake to not to.
In effect, they are deciding some crimes are not worth the effort of investigating. It might be useful if they told us what they are then we won't be wasting police time by trying to repirt them.
Maggie and Tony both kept the police happy while they were in office. It is probably a mistake to not to.
In common with almost all public services, waste and inefficiency in the police service is phenomenal. The costs of Police and Crime Commissioners must be added to this as they are a complete waste of time and space.
The reason the service costs more to run now is down to red tape which, despite an increase in the use of out-of-court disposals, keeps trained police officers in the nick filling in forms rather than being on the street catching miscreants. And that's the fault of successive governments.
Cut the waste and far less cash will be needed.
The reason the service costs more to run now is down to red tape which, despite an increase in the use of out-of-court disposals, keeps trained police officers in the nick filling in forms rather than being on the street catching miscreants. And that's the fault of successive governments.
Cut the waste and far less cash will be needed.
This is not going to enhance the chance of catching the criminals or dealing with them appropriately, Never did I expect our Police station operating between 9-5pm, and now from the local Starbucks. Since Our Police and Crime commissioner for West Yorkshire was elected he has added a few extra notes to our Council tax, having been allowed about £6m to date for extra Police and PCSOs. Now that is a waste of money - get rid of the Police Commissioner and save £100.000, then let the old system continue.
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