TIM DREW: Resolution Centre already proving very beneficial

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A blueprint for local policing in 2020, with the emphasis on focused and cost-effective use of resources, was the theme of District Commander Howard Hodges' address at the Central Ward Neighbourhood Panel meeting last Thursday (November 24).

Many costs had increased recently with the need to counter terrorism and increase firearms capability, and those of public protection (especially in respect of children) had increased massively both at local and force level.

The cost of investigations was “astronomical”, so these will have to be carried out according to the level of threat and risk involved using the Police Investigations Framework model.