Public consulation on policing to be held in Harrow (From Harrow Times)
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Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime hold consultation in Harrow
8:50am Thursday 10th January 2013 in News By Emma Innes
The people of Harrow are being invited to have their say on the future of policing in the borough.
A public consultation meeting will take place at the Civic Centre in Station Road at 5.30pm today.
The meeting will be chaired by Stephen Greenhalgh, the deputy mayor for policing and crime.
During the event Mr Greenhalgh will set out the Mayor’s strategy for reducing crime in Harrow.
The meeting will form part of the consultation on the draft Police and Crime Plan and attendees will be given the opportunity to express their thoughts and concerns on the proposal.
Mr Greenhalgh said: "Policing in the capital is changing and we want to hear the views of Londoners.
“In these challenging economic times, tough decisions will have to be made but ultimately we want to boost public confidence in the police, cut crime, and drive down waste.
“To do this we need to get more officers out on the streets and be smarter about the how we use police buildings including police stations and custody suites.
"These changes will, I believe, give London the dynamic, flexible police force it needs and improve the way Londoners interact with the first public service.”
During an eight week period there will be a public consultation meeting in each of London’s boroughs.
Comments(2)
Harrow Rani
says...
10:48am Fri 11 Jan 13
jackdaw says...
11:23am Thu 10 Jan 13
The crux of the problem is not where resources are allocated but that there are not enough resources in the borough to deal with crime in the entire borough.
All the wards are competing for resources and feeling that they are individually getting a raw deal but the real elephant in the room is that there are not enough resources available and this is before the cuts come into effect.
It must be very hard for Harrow police officers who I am sure want to do their jobs well to deal with the lack of resources and the mounting public criticism.
Let us hope that Stephen Greenhalgh
shows some respect to both Harrow's residents and the local police force by reconsidering the cuts in Harrow.
Let us also hope he doffs his cap to those hardworking, altrustic volunteers that have manned Pinner police station and kept it open. It must be very dispiriting for them to hear this news.
Well done the Pinner volunteers for giving their time freely to try and remedy a problem that paid officials seem unable to sort out.”
Three cheers for the Pinner volunteers.