- Conference
- 2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
- Date
- 12 June 2015
- Decision
- Carried
Conference recognises that due to collaboration between Forces there is a loss of local knowledge and understanding of the demographics of the different counties.
The importance of local policing, which builds strong links with all types of communities, is being eroded rapidly and the void is difficult to fill due to the loss of staff and their local knowledge. This will lead to a reduction in crime reporting and intelligence gathering as trust and confidence in the local policing role inevitably deteriorates.
Collaboration between local Forces may be seen as positive but in reality means of a loss of jobs and local Force investment. As a result the local community suffers from a drop in confidence in their local police force.
Therefore Conference instructs the Service Group Executive to:
1)conduct a survey in all forces on the impact collaboration has on the local policing and how this has affected the local communities’ trust and confidence in their own Force.
2)ensure that this information is published to all branches and also made available to the general media.