MARK Jenkinson MP has launched a survey to help cut crime and to shape policing priorities in Penrith and Solway.
Cumbria now has more police than ever before in its history thanks to Government’s Operation Uplift, with antisocial behaviour having fallen by 23.6 per cent across the county.
The has enabled Peter McCall, Cumbria’s Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner, to reopen rural police stations and introduce community beat officers.
Mark Jenkinson said: “We have the extra officers. However, it is vitally important for me to understand what the people of Penrith and Solway want and expect from the police.
“This survey is a chance for residents to help shape policing priorities by setting out what is important to them and to their communities.
“I am standing to be your next Member of Parliament and I’m already campaigning alongside your existing MP on local issues and working hard for your community.
“While you should still contact your current MP for official matters, I’m keen to start working with you now on your priorities as soon as possible.
“That’s why I’m asking you to share your priorities for our new police officers.
“I already work very closely with my colleagues Peter McCall – Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria and with his deputy, Mike Johnson.
“I promise to feed the results of this questionnaire back to the PCC and to the Chief Constable, so the voice of the residents of Penrith and Solway is heard loud and clear at the top table.”
When this Conservative Government was elected, it promised to recruit 20,000 extra police officers for the country.
As part of this work, Cumbria Constabulary has now recruited 243 new police for the country.
The impact of some of this work has already been seen locally. In Maryport, the introduction of a community beat officer nicknamed ‘Super Sam’ has seen, anti-social behaviour in the town reduced by almost half, compared to the same period the previous year.
PCC Peter McCall said: “We are making great progress in Cumbria, with anti-social falling thanks to the return of good old-fashioned community policing.
“To build on that progress, it is important that people engage with this survey. I am looking forward to seeing the results which will give us a much greater insight into what the police in Penrith and Solway constituency should be focused on.”
Deputy PCC Mike Johnson added: “The Conservative Party is, and has always been, the party of law and order.
“We police by consent in this country, and that it why the public plays important role to play in helping us to shape policy be identifying key priorities.”
To complete the survey, please visit: https://www.mark-jenkinson.co.uk/crime-survey
