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Liberal Democrats pledge 10,000 more Police nationally and just under 900 for the West Midlands

5.03.00pm GMT Tue 15th Mar 2005

Police on the Beat

Liberal Democrats pledge 10,000 more Police nationally and just under 900 for the West Midlands

Mark Oaten MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, yesterday pledged to put more police on the streets of Britain and to cut the amount of time officers spend filling in forms. This would equate to just under 900 extra police for the West Midlands region.

Mr Oaten said "The Police are forced to spend far too much time on paperwork when they should be out on our streets protecting our communities. The Liberal Democrats would put 10,000 more police on the streets and cut the amount of time officers spend filling in forms. We would commit money to revolutionise police technology. We would swap notebooks for laptops to create a police force better equipped for the 21st century."

Mike Dixon, Liberal Democrat Regional Executive Member and Member of the Liberal Democrats Crime and Policing Working Group welcomed the move by saying "I am glad to see Mark Oaten and the Liberal Democrats pledging an extra 10,000 police nationally and almost 900 for the West Midlands region - this will certainly help reduce crime and the fear of crime."

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