Johnson begins police recruitment drive
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has started a police recruitment drive.
The recruitment of 20,000 new police officers will begin within weeks, confirming the commitment made by the Prime Minister as he entered Downing Street.
The unprecedented drive to deliver more frontline officers will start in September with the launch of a national campaign, led by the Home Office.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said:
As I said on the steps of Downing Street this week, my job as Prime Minister is to make our streets safer.
People want to see more officers in their neighbourhoods, protecting the public and cutting crime.
I promised 20,000 extra officers and that recruitment will now start in earnest.
The Prime Minister has said he wants recruitment completed over the next three years. To support this the Government will shortly set out plans for a new national policing board.
Chaired by the Home Secretary and bringing together key police leaders, it will hold the police to account for meeting this target and drive the national response to the most pressing issues that affect communities right across the country.
Published: by Radio NewsHub