Police still suffering damage from UK government cuts amid funding crisis - short news
Leader of Britain’s police chiefs says policing has yet to recover from austerity
Police forces are still suffering damage from government cuts, with 6,000 officers having to work away from frontline crime fighting to fill gaps caused by a funding crisis, police chiefs have said.
Gavin Stephens, the chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said police were cutting crime, but faced severe funding pressures and were facing a £3.2bn cash shortfall.
Continue reading...source: The Guardian - 05.01.2024