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08/04/2009
PM Marks 'New Era' Of Policing
The Prime Minister Gordon Brown today met with a party of chief constables at Downing Street.
The meeting was to mark a "new era" of neighbourhood-based policing, established in response to the public's call for a 'visible' police service.
The meeting marked the first anniversary of Neighbourhood Policing Teams being rolled out to every city, town and village in the country.
Dedicated Neighbourhood Policing teams, of which there are now 3,600, continue to make a real difference to communities up and down the country.
The meeting was also used to look ahead and discuss the next stage of the Government's ambitious police reform programme, including the delivery of local 'Policing Pledges' introduced last year as a clear commitment from the police to the public on the standards and level of service people can expect from their local police team - easier to contact, answering calls and enquiries within a certain time, and spending more time on the beat.
Both Neighbouring Policing Teams and the Policing Pledge are part of a programme that in the last year has seen the Government cut red tape, scrap all but one single national target for the police, launch online crime maps so people can see what is happening to crime in their area and what is being done about it.
They have also helped introduce tough new community punishments, with offenders wearing uniforms and doing hard work in the community with local people having the chance to vote on what they should do as part of the 'Justice Seen, Justice Done' campaign.
Gordon Brown said: "Every area of the country now has its own Neighbourhood Police team, more than 3,600 in total. This is a major achievement, the result of a great deal of hard work and commitment on the part of the police service, police authorities and Government.
"Having your own Neighbourhood Police team, dedicated to tackling the issues that really matter to you, is making a real difference to communities up and down the country. And the commitment which all forces have shown, signing up to the Policing Pledge, seals this new deal between the police and the public.
"I thank all those involved for their hard work and dedication to making the vision a reality. We will continue to do what is necessary to ensure the public feel safer in their homes and on the streets - while at the same time putting local citizens at the heart of everything we do."
(JM/BMcC)
The meeting was to mark a "new era" of neighbourhood-based policing, established in response to the public's call for a 'visible' police service.
The meeting marked the first anniversary of Neighbourhood Policing Teams being rolled out to every city, town and village in the country.
Dedicated Neighbourhood Policing teams, of which there are now 3,600, continue to make a real difference to communities up and down the country.
The meeting was also used to look ahead and discuss the next stage of the Government's ambitious police reform programme, including the delivery of local 'Policing Pledges' introduced last year as a clear commitment from the police to the public on the standards and level of service people can expect from their local police team - easier to contact, answering calls and enquiries within a certain time, and spending more time on the beat.
Both Neighbouring Policing Teams and the Policing Pledge are part of a programme that in the last year has seen the Government cut red tape, scrap all but one single national target for the police, launch online crime maps so people can see what is happening to crime in their area and what is being done about it.
They have also helped introduce tough new community punishments, with offenders wearing uniforms and doing hard work in the community with local people having the chance to vote on what they should do as part of the 'Justice Seen, Justice Done' campaign.
Gordon Brown said: "Every area of the country now has its own Neighbourhood Police team, more than 3,600 in total. This is a major achievement, the result of a great deal of hard work and commitment on the part of the police service, police authorities and Government.
"Having your own Neighbourhood Police team, dedicated to tackling the issues that really matter to you, is making a real difference to communities up and down the country. And the commitment which all forces have shown, signing up to the Policing Pledge, seals this new deal between the police and the public.
"I thank all those involved for their hard work and dedication to making the vision a reality. We will continue to do what is necessary to ensure the public feel safer in their homes and on the streets - while at the same time putting local citizens at the heart of everything we do."
(JM/BMcC)
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