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Police on our streets

Crawley police numbers have remained stable in recent years, but I welcome the Prime Minister’s pledge to recruit an additional 20,000 officers nationwide.

Strengthening police numbers is a priority for the Government, which is providing £750 million to support force recruitment in the first year of this scheme alone, thanks to the extra funding announced by the Chancellor in his recent Spending Review.

Sussex Police are set to gain an extra 129 officers in the first year of the Prime Minister’s initiative alone. Government funding for recruitment in 2020-21 will cover all associated costs, including training and kit.

Overall, Sussex Police are set to see some 379 new officers in the next three years.

I raised the importance of increasing police numbers directly with the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on his first full day in office.

The Government are conducting an urgent review of sentencing to ensure the public are properly protected from the most dangerous criminals. This review will ensure violent and sexual offenders are serving the right sentences. Ministers are also extending the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme so more victims can appeal the sentences offenders receive, and are legislating to prevent the automatic release of the most serious violent and sexual offenders at the half way point of their sentence.

10,000 extra prison places are being created to hold the additional offenders who will be caught, charged and sentenced. Up to £2.5 billion will be spent on creating modern, efficient prisons to better reform criminals and keep the public safe, while an extra £100 million will aid the crackdown on crime within prisons.

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Henry Smith MP welcomes 257 extra police officers recruited in Sussex to keep streets safe

Henry Smith MP welcomes 257 extra police officers recruited in Sussex to keep streets safe

Tuesday, 10 May, 2022

Newly released figures show that 257 police officers have been recruited in Sussex as part of the Government’s pledge to put 20,000 more officers on the streets by March 2023.

Standing up for our community in Parliament

Standing up for our community in Parliament

Monday, 2 May, 2022

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 4 May 2022.

Henry Smith MP welcomes over £1.9 million funding boost for Sussex, building on Government’s success in tackling violent crime

Henry Smith MP welcomes over £1.9 million funding boost for Sussex, building on Government’s success in tackling violent crime

Friday, 8 April, 2022

Sussex will benefit from more than £1.9 million of investment as part of the Government’s £130 million boost to tackle the most devastating types of crime.

Henry Smith MP encourages Sussex Police to bid for a share of £150 million funding boost to make streets safer

Henry Smith MP encourages Sussex Police to bid for a share of £150 million funding boost to make streets safer

Monday, 28 March, 2022

Henry Smith MP is encouraging Sussex Police to bid for a share of the £150 million fourth round of the Government’s Safer Streets Fund.

Supporting our police through legislation

Supporting our police through legislation

Monday, 14 February, 2022

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 16 February 2022.

Sussex Police funding boosted by £18.5 million to keep streets safe

Sussex Police funding boosted by £18.5 million to keep streets safe

Monday, 20 December, 2021

Henry Smith MP has welcomed the Home Secretary’s announcement that police in Sussex will receive a funding increase of up to £18.5 million next year.

Henry Smith MP welcomes 182 extra police officers recruited in Sussex to keep streets safe

Henry Smith MP welcomes 182 extra police officers recruited in Sussex to keep streets safe

Monday, 1 November, 2021

Henry Smith MP has welcomed the announcement that 182 police officers have been recruited in Sussex since September 2019, bringing the total number of officers up to 2,969.

Getting more police onto our streets

Getting more police onto our streets

Monday, 30 August, 2021

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 1 September 2021.

Henry Smith MP welcomes 146 extra police officers recruited in Sussex

Henry Smith MP welcomes 146 extra police officers recruited in Sussex

Tuesday, 17 August, 2021

Henry Smith MP has welcomed figures which show that 146 police officers have been recruited in Sussex as part of Government's pledge to put 20,000 more officers on the streets by 2023.

Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls

Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls

Monday, 9 August, 2021

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 11 August 2021.

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