THE upcoming General Election may put a hold on the planned recruitment of 20,000 extra officers to replace those cut during years of austerity.<\/p>\n
But Essex Police Federation hopes whoever is Prime Minister from 13 December will implement the drive for more officers on the beat.<\/p>\n
Chairman Steve Taylor said: \u201cFor too long, Essex Police has suffered under the burden of austerity and for the first time, in the run-up to this election, we saw the green roots had a little bit of growth.<\/p>\n
\u201cEssex Police are actively recruiting for officers to fill those vacancies, the money for which has been promised. I would implore any Government to honour any promises made for funding as quickly as possible following them taking power after the general election.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no silver in the family sideboard. There are no financial levers which Essex Police can pull on to see them through and honour these debts.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, we really must call for, as quickly as we can, the new Government to secure and make the right decisions on police funding.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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