Cumbria Police gains 26 officers through Government investment

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 17:29 · Archive

Cumbria Police will deploy 26 additional officers to neighbourhood policing teams after securing Home Office funding.

Cumbria Police has secured Home Office funding to expand its neighbourhood policing presence. The force will add 26 officers to its neighbourhood policing team, representing a 44.8 per cent increase in Community Beat Officers across the county. The Community Beat Officer figure will rise from 58 to 84. The officers will be dispersed across the whole of Cumbria, with deployment to areas including Workington, Egremont, Maryport and Barrow.

Chief Constable Darren Martland said the officers had been added through the Government's Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee scheme, which Cumbria Police successfully applied for with the support of Cumbria's Police Fire and Crime Commissioner David Allen. Within the 26-officer increase, 16 officers are being moved from back-office functions onto frontline policing, whilst an additional 10 posts are being created.

About 10 years ago, during efforts to reduce costs, Cumbria Police had moved officers into control rooms and back-office duties. Chief Constable Martland said this was done as a savings measure, saving Cumbria Police approximately £2 million at that time during the austerity period. The new Home Office funding now supports the force's current focus on returning officers to neighbourhood policing.

How it is being reported

• More police officers to hit the streets as force secures Government investmentCumbria Police will see a near 45 per cent increase in officers on the beat, the force has announced, thanks to a Home Office funding allocation.Westmorland Gazette · 13 Oct, 17:00
• More police officers to hit the streets as force secures Government investmentCumbria Police will see a near 45 per cent increase in officers on the beat, the force has announced, thanks to a Home Office funding allocation.Cumberland News · 13 Oct, 17:00
• More police officers to hit the streets as force secures Government investmentCumbria Police will see a near 45 per cent increase in officers on the beat, the force has announced, thanks to a Home Office funding allocation.NW Evening Mail · 13 Oct, 17:00
• More police officers to hit the streets as force secures Government investmentCumbria Police will see a near 45 per cent increase in officers on the beat, the force has announced, thanks to a Home Office funding allocation.Whitehaven News · 13 Oct, 17:00

In this story: Cumbria Police · Home Office · Darren Martland · David Allen · Workington · Cumbria

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