Nov 232009
As you may be aware in the UK the Government has started promoting via news papers, radio and TV advertisements its policing pledge – but what does this mean to YOU?
Well through the national policing pledge, every police force promises to listen to you and your neighbours, and to act on any problems you raise with them.
The pledge promises that:
- police will treat you with dignity and respect at all times
- emergency 999 calls will be answered within ten seconds, and that help will be sent immediately
- if you call 999, you’ll be told when help will get there, and it will be there on time
- police will handle non-emergency calls quickly
- if you need to make an appointment to discuss local crime problems, you can
- neighbourhood policing teams will spend at least 80 per cent of their time on the beat in your neighbourhood
- your neighbourhood policing team will keep you informed about what they are doing about local issues and priorities
The pledge also says that if you’re unhappy with the service you’ve received and you report that to the police, police will get in touch within 24 hours and discuss the situation with you. They will give you the opportunity to talk about it with someone from your local police, in person.
More details and contact numbers can be found here
