STRETTON Parish Council has pulled out a scheme to provide funding for Police Community Support Officers as they have “minimal problems.”
As a result, other parish councils which do contribute to the cost will have to pay more.
Clerk Peter Briggs told Stockton Heath Parish Council that he had attended a meeting to look at future funding for PCSOs.
Nine PCSOs were provided in South Warrington partly funded by parish councils, excluding Hatton and Walton. Cheshire Police Authority proposes increasing the cost to the parishes of each PCSO from £11,000 to £11,800.
Mr Briggs said Stretton planned to withdraw from the scheme from November next year and this would mean a slight increase in costs to the other parishes.
Stretton reported “minimal problems” in their area. But police had reported there had been an incident where the PCSO attended and had asked the parish to reconsider.
Chairman Coun Peter Walker said: “Stretton Parish Council does have a very small budget.”
A LOCAL Parish Council has pulled out a scheme to provide funding for
Police Community Support Officers as they have "minimal problems."
Parish won't pay for PCSOs
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“……..But police had reported there had been AN incident where the PCSO attended and had asked the parish to reconsider.” An incident…one….uno…. For £11,800 a year he/she gets to go on one incident a year???? Blimey I gotta get me a job like that. No wonder the parish council don’t want to pay that much