Agenda item

Presentation on the New Policing Model.

Chief Inspector Rob Harper, explained that from 24 June 2013, there would be changes to the neighbourhood policing model.

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) along with the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) had come up with a plan to save the required £500 million from the police budget.

Every borough in London under the new police model would have one 24-hour front counter police station. There would also be some operational changes.

In Southwark, all the 24-hour response officers would be based at Peckham police station. The operational support unit would also be based at Peckham. The detective hub, under the new model, would be at Walworth police station.

In terms of neighbourhood policing there would be a significant increase in the number of officers. The uniformed officers currently working with plain clothes officers would be going out onto some beat duties. Neighbourhood police team numbers would also be boosted by response officers.

Under the new local police model, a neighbourhood police inspector would be in charge of six sergeants, thirty constables and twelve PCSOs (Police Community Support Officers). There would be a constant presence in each area cluster between 7am and 12 midnight, seven days per week.

In response to questions, Inspector Harper made the following points:

• Ward sergeants were key to neighbourhood policing and Inspector Harper was confident the right officers were in place to deliver a good service.

• CCTV provision was the responsibility of the council’s community safety department.