Harrow’s Labour councillors welcome a central government-funded boost to community policing to tackle Harrow’s crime and anti-social behaviour “crisis”.
The government will put an extra £100million into neighbourhood policing including 13,000 more police officers on the streets by 2029 as it seeks to fulfil its pledge to put more officers on the ground.
More resources for the neighbourhood policing would help to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Harrow too.
Harrow has recorded instances of ASB up to 1,339 last year as well as the increase in shoplifting, for example, stores in South Harrow reporting between 20 and 50 daily incidences, the Labour group informs.
In appreciating the government redressing the cuts to community policing made, the leader of the Labour Group, Councillor David Perry, said: “Harrow’s Labour Councillors and residents across the borough welcome this announcement of extra funding and officers to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in our community. I have been very concerned at the large-scale cuts to the Metropolitan police service by the previous Conservative government, and the rising anti-social behaviour incidents that the Conservative run Council are failing to tackle. This additional funding should immediately be spent making our communities in Harrow safer.”
In response, Cllr Marilyn Ashton, deputy leader of the council, said: “It is primarily the responsibility of the police to tackle this sort of offending.”
The primary agencies responsible for tackling anti-social behaviour are typically the local police force and the local council where the partnership is more effective when happily working together.
The council has an anti-social behaviour team and holds day of action with the police to let public know the seriousness in dealing with any ASB. Hopefully, increased policing resources and effective partnership would help the council administration to be more effective.
The government will put an extra £100million into neighbourhood policing including 13,000 more police officers on the streets by 2029 as it seeks to fulfil its pledge to put more officers on the ground.
More resources for the neighbourhood policing would help to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Harrow too.
Harrow has recorded instances of ASB up to 1,339 last year as well as the increase in shoplifting, for example, stores in South Harrow reporting between 20 and 50 daily incidences, the Labour group informs.
In appreciating the government redressing the cuts to community policing made, the leader of the Labour Group, Councillor David Perry, said: “Harrow’s Labour Councillors and residents across the borough welcome this announcement of extra funding and officers to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in our community. I have been very concerned at the large-scale cuts to the Metropolitan police service by the previous Conservative government, and the rising anti-social behaviour incidents that the Conservative run Council are failing to tackle. This additional funding should immediately be spent making our communities in Harrow safer.”
In response, Cllr Marilyn Ashton, deputy leader of the council, said: “It is primarily the responsibility of the police to tackle this sort of offending.”
The primary agencies responsible for tackling anti-social behaviour are typically the local police force and the local council where the partnership is more effective when happily working together.
The council has an anti-social behaviour team and holds day of action with the police to let public know the seriousness in dealing with any ASB. Hopefully, increased policing resources and effective partnership would help the council administration to be more effective.
Harrow Monitoring Group 