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Britain’s Transport Minister has conceded that there are not enough Police on the roads...
Minister admits not enough Traffic Cops
June 15th, 2007
Adrian Butterworth
Britain’s Transport Minister has conceded that there are not enough Police on the roads. However, he is not accepting that they have been ‘driven’ out by Highways Agency Traffic Officers. Dr Stephen Ladyman MP Minister of State for Transport admitted to us that,
‘in some parts of the country there aren’t enough police on the road’ and went on to say that he has ‘written to all the Chief Police Constables reminding them that they should put sufficient resources into road policing’.
Just last Tuesday Chief Constable Meredydd Hughes, used The Times to let his feelings be known,
“We have had additional money for robbery initiatives, burglary, antisocial behaviour, domestic violence. But I have never had additional money for road casualty reduction. We have been calling for over two years for drink driving and driving while disqualified to be given the same status in our policing statistics as theft of a Kit Kat from a corner shop.”
Highways Agency Traffic Officers have been universally praised for their work. But, by removing the need for Traffic Police to manage the roads the Government have left our Highways without law enforcement. Chief Police Constables have clearly defined targets set by Parliament and Traffic Policing is a long way down the list.
Dr. Stephen Ladyman MP Minister of State for Transport
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