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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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More police officers on the streets of Sussex

More police officers on the streets of Sussex

Monday, 5 April, 2021

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 7 April 2021.

Making the streets of Sussex safer

Making the streets of Sussex safer

Monday, 15 March, 2021

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 17 March 2021.

Henry Smith MP welcomes over £500,000 funding boost to tackle serious violence in Sussex

Henry Smith MP welcomes over £500,000 funding boost to tackle serious violence in Sussex

Monday, 8 March, 2021

Henry Smith MP has welcomed the announcement that the Government is making available over £130 million to tackle serious violent crime in the coming year.

More police for Crawley and backing our officers

More police for Crawley and backing our officers

Monday, 22 February, 2021

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 24 February 2021.

Henry Smith MP welcomes funding boost to tackle serious violence in Sussex

Henry Smith MP welcomes funding boost to tackle serious violence in Sussex

Wednesday, 10 February, 2021

Henry Smith MP has welcomed news that a special unit designed to help tackle serious violence and prevent young people in Sussex being drawn into it will receive £880,000.

Sussex Police bolstered by 179 extra officers

Sussex Police bolstered by 179 extra officers

Friday, 29 January, 2021

Over 6,620 extra officers have been recruited through the Government’s police recruitment drive.

Standing up for Crawley in 2021

Standing up for Crawley in 2021

Monday, 28 December, 2020

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 30th December 2020.

Sussex Police set to receive an additional £18.1 million next year

Sussex Police set to receive an additional £18.1 million next year

Monday, 21 December, 2020

Henry Smith MP has welcomed the announcement that Sussex Police is set to receive an additional £18.1 million in funding next year.

Sussex Police bolstered by 179 extra police officers

Sussex Police bolstered by 179 extra police officers

Thursday, 29 October, 2020

Henry Smith MP has welcomed the announcement that Sussex Police has been bolstered by 179 new officers.

Keeping Crawley's streets safe

Keeping Crawley's streets safe

Monday, 24 August, 2020

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 26th August 2020.

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