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Plans to cut 85 police staff roles must be halted

 “It’s unacceptable for the government to try and explain away rising crime rates, rather than taking action. “Cuts to policing are […]

That can only mean more job losses and station closures. The government must dig deep and come up with the cash to fund pay properly. Otherwise the only winners will be […]

And for years that – seemingly illogical – claim seemed to be backed up by government crime statistics. But after years of steady falls in offending, serious crime is on the rise […]

It’s less than two years ago, in February 2014, that I was writing something similar, as the government then tried to blame the agency for flooding – while it planned to cut ever more deeply into the […]

Police Vision 2025, drawn up by police chiefs and commissioners, will fail unless the government pays for more officers to patrol the streets, says the union. Community policing has become much […]

“Having cut police budgets relentlessly, the government is clearly pinning its hopes on a volunteer army to plug the huge gap left by the loss of so many […]

“Today’s announcement is a desperate response to government cuts, which have had a devastating impact on police budgets. These cutbacks are creating a safe […]

The number of reported crimes ending with a suspect in court has dropped along with police staff, while the use of volunteers in the police force is on the rise

-UNISON supports 31,500 police staff and PCSOs in 41 forces in England and Wales. -The government target for police service diversity is that forces should become representative of the communities […]

Labour councils and Police and Crime Commissioners will work with police and local people to prioritise neighbourhood policing, keep Bobbies on the beat and reduce crime. The PCC […]

“It's happening in local government, health, police and justice, energy, water, environment, transport… everybody is seeing their […]

 Over the same period, government figures show that the number of employed police staff dropped by 4,177  – or 5% – from 80,749 […]

The call comes as new figures* released by the government show a rise in the number of people who commit serious crimes while already serving sentences […]

Essex police force unveils plan to axe PCSOs and close stations in the county