WARRINGTON South’s prospective Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate, Jo Crotty, has called for greater local control over police funding to put a stop to any future threat of cuts in officers.
Speaking at the party’s national conference in Bournemouth she said: “The best people to set local police priorities are the local police along with local councils and other key local stakeholders.
“The best people to set budgets are local police authorities who understand the issues on the ground, and the best people to decide on police funding are local police authorities who know the best way to spend the money.
“We cannot stand by while the Labour Government’s bureaucratic system threatens to tie the hands of local authorities who know we need more police officers, not fewer.”
Dr Crotty said Warrington this year faced cuts of up to 120 police officers as the Government threatened a spending cap. This was directly against the wishes of the police authority and local people.
The Government should fund police properly – and if they would not they should get out of the way when local people and local bodies take the necessary decisions to keep the streets safe.
“It should not be left to the bureaucrats in Whitehall to decide how many police officers we need on the streets of our local towns.”
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