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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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Speaking on a bright future for the next generation

Monday, 17 May, 2021

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 19 May 2021.

Henry Smith MP welcomes Government's agenda for the next year

Friday, 14 May, 2021

Henry Smith MP has given his support to the Government’s legislative agenda for 2021-22 in a key House of Commons debate.

Henry Smith MP speech during the 2021 Queen's Speech Debate

Thursday, 13 May, 2021

Henry Smith MP speech during the Queen's Speech Debate, under the topic of A Brighter Future for the Next Generation.

My gratitude to Sussex Police officers

My gratitude to Sussex Police officers

Monday, 3 May, 2021

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 5 May 2021.

Sussex Police bolstered by 155 extra officers

Sussex Police bolstered by 155 extra officers

Friday, 30 April, 2021

Henry Smith MP has welcomed the announcement that 155 police officers have been recruited in Sussex in the first year of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s campaign to recruit 20,000.

Keeping Sussex safe

Keeping Sussex safe

Monday, 26 April, 2021

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 28 April 2021.

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.

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