The people’s police, coming
to a street near you…
Safer streets, safer communities, safer Glasgow

In one of the biggest moves of its kind in Scotland, Glasgow Community Planning
Partnership (GCPP) and its ten Local Community Planning Partnership (LCPP)
Boards have teamed-up with Strathclyde Police to fund 100 new community
police officers throughout Glasgow.

By the end of the year their faces and voices will become familiar to residents as
they walk or cycle down the streets of Glasgow.

The initiative comes only three months after 10,000 residents took part in the
biggest ever community survey and put more ‘police on the beat’ as their No.1
priority.

The 100 officers, funded from the Fairer Scotland Fund, will become part of the
greatly enlarged Community Policing Model within Strathclyde Police. These
officers will patrol on foot or on bikes to be accessible to both young and old in
the community and will be the bridge between the community and GCPP’s
partner groups such as the Fire Service, GHA and local residents’ groups.

These new local teams will grow incrementally over the next few months as new
officers are recruited and trained and existing staff are redeployed to take on the
role. When the initiative is fully up and running each of the ten LCPPs will have
teams of officers dedicated and committed to each of its multi-members ward
areas. These teams will take ownership of community concerns and crime in the
area and will work as part of joint problem-solving teams to respond proactively
to local needs. Police Sub Divisional Officers will also continue to work directly
with the Chair of the LCPP to ensure that all aspects of local life are considered.

It should be noted this initiative is in addition to resources planned by the Scottish
Government.

The full version of the press release is available to download here.

For further information contact: 0141 530 8144