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Hi,
Well I think this says it all, So much for Blair's tough on crime policy, Now they are getting rid of police officers because o
f a funding shortfall, it will end up as open season for the criminals / thugs as there wont be enough police to cope, its bad
enough now as theres not enough police to deal with all the calls they get now, but to get rid of police will only make matte
rs worse..
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Frontline police officer posts are being axed as Britain's 43 forces face a forecast £1bn funding shortfall. The move comes as
street crime is on the rise and police forces warn they are already struggling to cope with the increasing demands made on manp
ower.
'It's only now as councils are setting their budgets that we're starting to see the true picture,' said Jan Berry, chair of the
Police Federation, which represents 140,000 officers in England and Wales.
Rural forces look set to be particularly hard hit. Kevan Allcock, secretary of Leicestershire Police Federation, said his force
could lose 100 officers.
'We have already reduced police officer numbers by 30 through natural wastage, ' he added. 'Recruitment targets are not being m
et and 45 police officers being promoted to sergeants are not likely to be replaced.'
Greater Manchester police have not replaced about 200 staff who have retired over the past year, and Nigel Crowe, chairman of B
edfordshire Police Federation, said intakes of new recruits had been cancelled: 'We were maintaining numbers, but our records s
how we are below that level now and we expect it to decline. It's difficult because we are already stretched.'
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Trev m1cuk
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