Huw Merriman
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(9 years, 2 months ago)
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Sir Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con)
5. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of police and crime commissioners.
Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle) (Con)
11. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of police and crime commissioners.
Mike Penning
That is exactly what we would like them to be doing. All too often, complaints go all the way through the system when they could actually be dealt with locally.
Huw Merriman
Rother District Council is one of only 17 remaining local authorities that have not decriminalised on-street parking offences, meaning that the Sussex police and crime commissioner is required to provide police resources to ticket cars that stay longer than two hours in a bay. Will the Minister consider freeing up police resources by requiring those remaining local authorities that enforce in their own car parks to additionally enforce on-street parking?
Mike Penning
Although this is a matter for the local government department, I want as much capability as possible on the streets in every constituency. I do not think issuing parking tickets is a role for a police officer.