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23/07/2024
11 Police Station Enquiry Offices To Close On 01 August
The PSNI have confirmed that 11 police station enquiry offices will permanently close at the end of the month.
The closures had been announced in April this year, due to "the current financial and resource pressures facing the Police Service of Northern Ireland", reducing the number of enquiry offices from 28 to 17. The PSNI have highlighted that these are not station closures and each of the police stations affected will remain operational.
Speaking about this decision to close the 11 offices next Thursday, 1st August Assistant Chief Constable for Local Policing, Bobby Singleton said: "This decision follows an extensive review which included analysis of the volume and type of demand in enquiry offices.
"This review concluded that against the backdrop of wider resource challenges, the current service is neither sustainable nor effective.
"This is not a decision we have taken lightly, however, the PSNI is facing unprecedented financial pressure and savings are necessary to deliver a sustainable and effective organisation."
The PSNI currently operates 28 enquiry offices across Northern Ireland. One of these sites, Musgrave Street in Belfast, operates 24/7 with Strand Road, L'Derry, opening for 76 hours per week and the remaining 26 sites opening for 40 hours per week.
These 'front counters' are operated by Station Enquiry Assistants (SEAs), employed by a third party private sector contractor as part of a managed services contract.
From 1st August 2024 the following enquiry offices will close:
• In Belfast: Lisburn Road; Strandtown; Tennent Street; Woodbourne
• Bangor
• Banbridge
• Magherafelt
• Dungannon
• Lisnaskea
• Waterside
• Newtownabbey
The closures had been announced in April this year, due to "the current financial and resource pressures facing the Police Service of Northern Ireland", reducing the number of enquiry offices from 28 to 17. The PSNI have highlighted that these are not station closures and each of the police stations affected will remain operational.
Speaking about this decision to close the 11 offices next Thursday, 1st August Assistant Chief Constable for Local Policing, Bobby Singleton said: "This decision follows an extensive review which included analysis of the volume and type of demand in enquiry offices.
"This review concluded that against the backdrop of wider resource challenges, the current service is neither sustainable nor effective.
"This is not a decision we have taken lightly, however, the PSNI is facing unprecedented financial pressure and savings are necessary to deliver a sustainable and effective organisation."
The PSNI currently operates 28 enquiry offices across Northern Ireland. One of these sites, Musgrave Street in Belfast, operates 24/7 with Strand Road, L'Derry, opening for 76 hours per week and the remaining 26 sites opening for 40 hours per week.
These 'front counters' are operated by Station Enquiry Assistants (SEAs), employed by a third party private sector contractor as part of a managed services contract.
From 1st August 2024 the following enquiry offices will close:
• In Belfast: Lisburn Road; Strandtown; Tennent Street; Woodbourne
• Bangor
• Banbridge
• Magherafelt
• Dungannon
• Lisnaskea
• Waterside
• Newtownabbey
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