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Debate between Mike Penning and Simon Burns
Monday 12th October 2015

(9 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Penning Portrait Mike Penning
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My hon. Friend raises a very important point and I wish Mr Campion well in his bid to represent his community as a PCC. We will soon be introducing legislation that will allow more collaboration and more help to be brought to the police, fire and ambulance services—that is the sort of thing we would expect.

Simon Burns Portrait Sir Simon Burns
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Will my right hon. Friend enable PCCs to follow up complaints about policing made by the people they serve?

Mike Penning Portrait Mike Penning
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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.