Andrew Dismore

Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Camden and Barnet  has established the latest extent of police cuts in Camden  (see below), through questions to Mayor Johnson.

These show that since the Conservative led Coalition Government  took power, police officers in Camden  have fallen by 97 officers, a cut of  11%.  This includes the loss of 11 sergeants, vital to the immediate supervision of officers on the ground. 46 PCSOs have also gone,  a massive cut of 39%.

Mr Dismore said:

“So much for the Conservatives’ pledge to maintain the policing “front line”. That front line is the officers on the beat. We need the proverbial “size 12” police boots on the ground to gather information, provide reassurance, deter crime, and catch those involved.

With the Olympics just a few weeks away, we know that local Borough police teams will be expected to divert officers to the massive security operation the games entail. These cuts are deeply worrying for Camden   residents and whilst  the Conservative Mayor and Government ought  take urgent action to ensure the public is protected and  restore the police front line, in fact after the Olympics we know that further cuts are on the way from the Autumn and the thin blue line in Camden will be even thinner.”

 

London Mayor’s answers from Mayor’s Question Time:

 

Police Numbers in Camden

Question No: 1568 / 2012

Andrew Dismore

As of 31st May, how many full time sworn police officers were there in Camden; how many special constables; how many PCSOs; how many sergeants; what were the strength of each of the SNTs, broken down by officer ranks and types; what were the comparable figures for 31st May 2011 and 2010; and what he expects the figures to be on 31st May 2013?

Written response from the Mayor

The strengths for the relevant dates are set out in the table below:

The table below shows the strengths of Sergeants, Constable and PCSOs the Safer Neighbourhood Teams at May 2010, 2011 and 2012.

At present we have no confirmed target strengths for 31 May 2013. We remain committed to protecting police officer numbers together with frontline delivery.