The South Suffolk event will be at East Bergholt High School, Heath Road, East Bergholt, CO7 6RJ on Wednesday 9th April between 6.30 and 8.30 p.m.
One of the main issues on which Tim wants to know your views is whether or not to combine the Suffolk Police Control Room with that of Norfolk.
Tim, a great supporter of the county of Suffolk, is thought not to be too keen on the idea, which was proposed by both Chief Constables, and is supported by the Norfolk PCC.
There is quite a lot of scepticism about the shared control room proposal across a number of Suffolk organisations. Apart from the fear of jobs leaving the county, a principal objection appears to be that the officers taking calls from the combined control room would 'not know the area'. In my opinion as things stand this might already be seen as a danger. A call taker at the Suffolk facility in Martlesham, I suspect, has little knowledge of the area around Newmarket, and indeed probably places closer to home as well. What really matters surely is that the police in different localities know their patches inside out and that the call centre has robust procedures that ensure that the right local policing team is contacted. With satellite and computer driven aids this should not be rocket science. Or have I missed something?
If you have views about this issue, in addition to attending the meeting in April, you can participate in an online consultation by clicking here.
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