Inside Greater Manchester Police’s ‘biggest change’ in a generation
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIn a room filled with 37 police inspectors, members of the press, and the Mayor of Greater Manchester, promise was in the air.
Announced today was a new plan for GMP, to bring about more police officers with dedicated teams for residents to get to know, rebuild, reconnect and rebuild trust with the force.
In the ‘back-to-basics’ approach, the force promises a dedicated team per ward, who will be visible and accessible, with a commitment that they will be ‘ringfenced’ to focus on their specific neighbourhood, instead of backfilling other duties. READ MORE: GMP to recruit 264 more neighbourhood officers but will lose 300 PCSO roles They can also be contacted directly, through a new app, ‘Bee in the Loop’.
It will allow those who sign up to be amongst the first to know about incidents and emergencies, they will also be able to get involved in local priorities and receive targeted crime prevention advice.
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