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Debate between Derek Thomas and Ian C. Lucas
Monday 5th September 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Derek Thomas Portrait Derek Thomas (St Ives) (Con)
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3. What plans her Department has to maintain the role of police community support officers in neighbourhood policing.

Ian C. Lucas Portrait Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)
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9. If she will review the adequacy of the powers of police community support officers.

Brandon Lewis Portrait The Minister for Policing and the Fire Service (Brandon Lewis)
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PCSOs have played a key role in policing our communities in recent years and they should play a greater role in the future, which is why the Policing and Crime Bill sets out a series of reforms that will allow chief constables to designate them with a wider range of powers. Obviously, decisions on the size and composition of a police force’s workforce are for individual chief officers and police and crime commissioners.

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