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£340 million set aside for dedicated ‘policing teams’

The Government is to set aside £340 million over the next three years for dedicated “policing teams” in neighbourhood in England and Wales. Prime Minister Tony Blair and Home Secretary Charles Clarke will unveil the latest pledge when they join bobbies-on-beat in south London this morning. Labour wants 24,000 Community Support Officers (CSOs) in English… Read more »

More than £30 million for Northern Irish murder review

The Government is to spend more than £30 million in a bid to bring closure to the 1,800 murder cases left open during the last 30 years of political and sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. At a joint press conference with police chief Hugh Orde yesterday, Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy said the Government was… Read more »