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downsmail.co.uk Police ‘likely to face more cuts’
THE local chief superintendent says more cuts are likely, despite the police force losing almost 20% of its budget in the past three years. Kent Police’s previous £300m budget has been cut by £70m after two separate spending reviews: £50mwas trimmed in 2011 and sav- ings needed to be made by 2016 are £20m. Steve Corbishley, Chief Superin- tendent ofWest Kent Division, says this has resulted in the loss of 500 po- lice officers and 1,000 police support workers in the county. He added: “We anticipate further
cuts by the Government.” But the force has so far managed
Historic homes OLDER residents in Maidstone can purchase a slice of the town’s his- tory, in the latest building phase at Audley Mote House. Work has begun on the penulti-
mate phase of the retirement vil- lage adjoining Mote Park, and among the 43 properties being of- fered for sale are the brew house and dairy, part of the original Geor- gian estate. They are due to be com- pleted by next autumn.
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to cope, he insists. “Kent has con- centrated on investing in and main- taining frontline and local policing, which is provided by 13 district teams in the county, and to protect resources in areas such as se- rious and organ- ised crime,” he added. “We are main- taining 24/7 polic-
Ch Supt Steve Corbishley
ing. Each district team is led by a chief inspector with frontline offi- cers, CID and PCSOs.” Ch Supt Corbishley said most of
the jobs lost were through “natural wastage” – retirements and volun- tary redundancies. Some members of staff had moved to other depart- ments within the organisation. “While we can’t deny that there
has been a reduction in resources, we have tried to maintain frontline services,” he said. “One of our areas of focus is to re-
duce the demand in areas such as anti-social behaviour by working closely with other
agencies.Asignif- icant amount of repeat business is dealing with people with mental health problems. We have been working closely with mental health groups to reduce the demand.
Busy parish seeks new clerk A spokesman said: “Councillors
HEADCORN Parish Council is seeking anewclerk, after the resig- nation of Helen Anderson. Helen resigned at the end of the September council meeting, after 12 years’ service. Members have decided to open
the parish office in the village hall for several hours each week for council business and tomakeit eas- ier for residents to contact the clerk.
believe that the new arrangements will better serve Headcorn’s parish- ioners and also make use of the parish office.We are saddened by Helen’s choice to resign and we wish herwell.” Davyd Nash is helping out the council by acting as interim clerk until a new permanent appoint- ment can be made.
“We are also looking at areas such
as technology and investing in IT, al- lowing officers to do work at a crime scene they would have previously had to return to the police station to do. Shared services with other forces have also helped us deliver services in a differentway. “We are looking at PCSOs and
what additional work they can pro- vide to help victims of crime. They are very popular in local communi- ties and remain an essential part of policing in Kent.” Although he anticipates more
cuts, Ch Supt Corbishley says none are planned in forthcoming budgets. “We are still recruiting,” he said.
Christmas fair THE Christmas fair in East Sutton will put money back in the church coffers after a project to repair the tower at St Peter’s and St Paul’s. Visitors will be treated to mulled
wine and stalls selling cakes, bric- a-brac and Christmas gifts at the Filmer Hall, East Sutton, from 6pm to 9pm, on Friday, December 5. Admission to the event, which is
being run by the parochial church council, is £1 and free to children.
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