The Government must ensure Bedfordshire Police is adequately funded.
Many people in the parish are concerned about rural crime and policing. A public petition has been raised to highlight the issue of police funding in Bedfordshire. If this is something which you are concerned about, you may wish to add your name to the petition:
Petition
Bedfordshire is funded as a rural area yet its police face complex issues including threats to national security, the effects of serious and organised crime, and a high level of burglary/robbery. This needs to be reflected in the level of police resourcing to address years of underfunding. Bedfordshire Police has just 169 police officers per 100,000 population as against an England and Wales average of 232 and the Metropolitan Police with 388.
The Government has responded to the petition – “The Government must ensure Bedfordshire Police is adequately funded”.
Government responded:
Home Office