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Our Fair Deal for Law & Order
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A Record of Action….A Promise of More!
- Liberal Democrats in Cornwall have consistently campaigned for more police on patrol, fair funding for Cornish policing, and less paperwork tying them to the police station.
- Locally, whilst local councils can’t recruit police officers, we have invested in more CCTV systems and other measures to cut crime and anti-social behaviour.
- Liberal Democrats in Cornwall introduced the first alcohol free town centre zone
- We are stepping up the Council’s partnership with the police to crack down on anti-social behaviour, through the new neighbourhood networks we have established.
The Lib Dem Guarantee
- We will increase the number of Community Support Officers/Police Liaison Officers in Cornwall - at least one for every local Community Network Area.
- We will work with police and local partners, through the new Community Network Areas we have established, to crack down on anti-social behaviour, vandalism and crime in our neighbourhoods, towns and villages.
- We will crack down hard on underage drinking, and we believe that the Licensing Committee should use licence withdrawal powers against retailers who repeatedly sell alcohol to those under the age of 18.
- We will use the powers proposed in the Police and Crime Bill to better regulate the types of bars and clubs which can open in our local communities.
- We will campaign for rapid Government changes to bring Cornwall’s share of national police funding up to at least the national average, to fund 250 more local police.
Compare the difference!
- The Conservative Government allowed Cornwall 57 fewer police per 100,000 people than the average for our population – a shortfall of 285 officers. The Conservatives actually cut the number of police, despite crime rising by 240% when they were in office.
- Under Labour, the shortfall of police is still 250 officers, despite the fact that the police authority levy on the Council Tax has shot through the roof. Why should people in Cornwall have to make do with so few police on patrol and investigating crime?
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