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Sadiq's
Campaign For More Investment In Community Policing Pays Off
Sadiq Khan
MP’s campaign for more investment in community policing, and
getting even more ‘bobbies back on the beat’ paid off when
the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, visited the Community
Policing Contact Centre in Tooting to
announce new investment for Special Constables.
The Special Constabulary is to be boosted by 6,000 new
constables over the next three years and will receive an
addition £2.25 million funding package to be spent on the
recruitment and training of ‘Specials’.
The
increased funding Jacqui Smith announced this week will see
an extra 6,000 Special Constables on our streets over the
next three years; with Tooting set to benefit from this
increase in officers ‘on the beat’.
Sadiq Khan
MP had recently brought the Home Secretary to Tooting to
meet local residents and community leaders, and listen to
their concerns. Sadiq Khan had received an assurance from
the Home Secretary that she would take on board the points
made.
Sadiq said,
“This announcement shows that the Home Secretary has clearly
heard what we were saying, as she was keen to come back to
Tooting to give us this good news.
“While
crime continues to fall, many people have been worried by
the recent increase in knife crime, especially in London.
“I have
been working hard with community leaders, the police and the
Home Secretary to find solutions to the problems that lead
to these tragic crimes.
“Increasing
the number of Special Constables in Tooting will have a big
impact in this area and I am pleased to see my hard work and
the work of those I have been working with paying off like
this.
“The
‘Specials’ are a real boon for our community. They care
deeply about their fellow residents, and are willing to
volunteer their time to make it a safer place to live.
Because of their unique status, they will play a key role in
strengthening community cohesion and bolstering the fight
against knife crime.”
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