The proposal to merge our borough command unit has been officially withdrawn. This outcome reflects the community commitment shown by the 575 people who engaged with this effort. We should remain attentive to future budgetary discussions to ensure our local police resources remain protected.
May 9, 2018
Final supporters
We, the undersigned note the Labour Mayor of London controls the entire Metropolitan Police budget and decides policy.
Having already cut Bexley's police officers by 43 since coming to office, he is now scrapping Bexley's Borough Police Command Unit and merging it with Greenwich and Lewisham.
We say stop these cuts to the police.
Say No to Khan’s Cop Cuts.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
February 19, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
February 13, 2018
245 Comments
I am a retired police officer and I am disgusted that such a change can be considered. We need more localised policing not this. This appears to be a follow on from the successful petition to stop Bexleyheath Police Station being closed
I am a staunch Labour supporter, but in now way do I back this change to Bexley's policing. Response times (if any!) are slow enough as it is, without being merged with another Borough that will be a huge drain on already deminished resources.
As a former police officer who worked Lewisham, Bexley and Greenwich I can say this is a formula for disaster. Police units will be all over the place and swamped by calls with huge distances to travel between calls.
with the rise in violent crime, burglaries, anti-social behaviour and a general increase in lawlessness in the area, you should be looking at doubling Police resources in the borough not cutting capacity, you should be ashamed of yourself, public safety should be your No 1 priority.
One of the reasons for moving to Bexley is because of its safety but recently there has been an increase in crime. Taking the police force away from the community can lead to slower response times. Don’t ruin the hard work of the community.
This is just wrong!! Give us our cops back, they are needed here as much as Lewisham
If this lawlessness rises much more people will be calling for the M25 to be a wall.
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The proposal to merge our borough command unit has been officially withdrawn. This outcome reflects the community commitment shown by the 575 people who engaged with this effort. We should remain attentive to future budgetary discussions to ensure our local police resources remain protected.
May 9, 2018
Final supporters
We, the undersigned note the Labour Mayor of London controls the entire Metropolitan Police budget and decides policy.
Having already cut Bexley's police officers by 43 since coming to office, he is now scrapping Bexley's Borough Police Command Unit and merging it with Greenwich and Lewisham.
We say stop these cuts to the police.
Say No to Khan’s Cop Cuts.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
February 19, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
February 13, 2018
245 Comments
its about time these cuts stopped, I can forsee that because the other 2 boroughs have a higher crime rate that anything happening in Bexley will take a back seat, not on, we pay our rates and taxes too, I'm will to bet that the same cuts are not taking place in Streatham
I am a retired police officer and I am disgusted that such a change can be considered. We need more localised policing not this. This appears to be a follow on from the successful petition to stop Bexleyheath Police Station being closed
I am a staunch Labour supporter, but in now way do I back this change to Bexley's policing. Response times (if any!) are slow enough as it is, without being merged with another Borough that will be a huge drain on already deminished resources.
As a former police officer who worked Lewisham, Bexley and Greenwich I can say this is a formula for disaster. Police units will be all over the place and swamped by calls with huge distances to travel between calls.
with the rise in violent crime, burglaries, anti-social behaviour and a general increase in lawlessness in the area, you should be looking at doubling Police resources in the borough not cutting capacity, you should be ashamed of yourself, public safety should be your No 1 priority.
One of the reasons for moving to Bexley is because of its safety but recently there has been an increase in crime. Taking the police force away from the community can lead to slower response times. Don’t ruin the hard work of the community.
This is just wrong!! Give us our cops back, they are needed here as much as Lewisham
If this lawlessness rises much more people will be calling for the M25 to be a wall.
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its about time these cuts stopped, I can forsee that because the other 2 boroughs have a higher crime rate that anything happening in Bexley will take a back seat, not on, we pay our rates and taxes too, I'm will to bet that the same cuts are not taking place in Streatham