Protecting our High Streets

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To Protect our High Streets vote for Rupert Matthews on Thursday 2nd May

Much neighbourhood crime and anti-social behaviour centres around our high streets, retail outlets parks and gardens. I will invest in crime prevention measures to target these public spaces..

I will

  • Work with Community Safety Partnerships [CSPs], to fund a range of measures including  CCTV, better lighting, mirrors to  view around alley corners and  emergency help points.
  • Encourage the installation of the “DISC” system, Business Crime Reduction Areas and similar schemes to combat shoplifting, assaults on staff and other retail crime to our market towns. I will seek to offer  inducements to shops to join – such as funding the first year’s fee for rural shops in our villages.
  • Call on the Chief Constable to expand the delegation of certain police powers to individuals from third party organisations – such council officials  – who are involved in the delivery of community safety.  
  • Encourage shared training with council staff and PCSOs.
  • Expand the system of project funding to embrace projects with a direct link to the Police and Crime Plan from organisations such as NHW[MCH1] , BIDs, Crimestoppers, Police Beat teams, NFU.
  • Call for review of the time consuming online reporting system for business crime.
  • Advocate to upgrade the system for uploading CCTV from shop systems, making it easier to use.
  • Introduce a dedicated Business Crime Strategy.

Work collaboratively to identify the best solution for sharing case management data, including the use of E-CINS.

 

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