Policing: Priorities Debate
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Policing: Priorities
Lord Wigley Excerpts(5 years, 5 months ago)
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Lord Wigley (PC)
My Lords, what assessment have the Government made of the impact of the reduction in the size of safer neighbourhood teams in both Wales and England on the capacity of the police to gather intelligence that helps them deliver on their priorities?
Baroness Williams of Trafford
My Lords, safer neighbourhood teams certainly provide reassurance to local people, and if local forces feel there should be more numbers in the safer neighbourhood teams, then that is what they should invest in. I certainly recognise that safer neighbourhood teams provide reassurance at a local level.