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Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner – Office of Constable as the Foundation of Policing
The office of constable is, and in my view should remain, the foundation of policing in the UK. I think it’s important that we support constables and give them the resources and freedom they need to fulfill their role while ensuring that there are safeguards in place to ensure the immense power and responsibility delegated […]
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PCSOs Lack Powers to Enforce 20mph Limits
Prominent 20 mph signage, and traffic slowing pinch point, in Saffron Walden It was well after midnight when Cambridge City Council’s Full Council, which had started on Thursday the 23rd of February 2011, reached a motion on enforcement of 20mph speed limits in the city. The motion was proposed by Cllr Tim Bick, who is […]
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Zeichner Calls for PCSOs to Act on Bike Offences
This week Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Cambridge, Daniel Zeichner has been calling for more powers to be given to PCSOs in Cambridge. Mr Zeichner particularly wants PCSOs to be used to clamp down on illegal cycling. I agree with Mr Zeichner in so far as there is a lot of dangerous and illegal cycling […]