Police: Officer Numbers Debate

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Police: Officer Numbers

Lord Hamilton of Epsom Excerpts
Tuesday 13th December 2011

(13 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Henley Portrait Lord Henley
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I have just quoted the figures relating to the period that I cited in the original Answer, which showed that recorded crime is going down.

Lord Hamilton of Epsom Portrait Lord Hamilton of Epsom
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What progress is my noble friend making with cutting down on the amount of bureaucracy that the police have to get involved in—form filling and so forth—rather than getting out on the streets and deterring crime?