Frontline dismiss PM's officer on-call 'gimmick'

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Frontline dismiss PM's officer on-call 'gimmick'

Frontline leaders and officers have dismissed plans by the Prime Minister to create an 'officer on call' service for crime victims.

Get the message: PM's on call plans won't work, say rank and file officers

Date - 26th July 2021
By - Chris Smith

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Proposals by the Prime Minister to change policing priorities have been condemned by rank and file officers. A Downing Street briefing to a national newspaper set out how Boris Johnson wants every victim of crime to be given a named police officer...

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