Today, I met with our new temporary Elmbridge Borough Commander, Inspector Bert Dean, following Inspector Dallas McDermott’s recent move. Bert has hit the ground running locally. He updated me on the action that is being taken to keep crime low in Elmbridge, particularly around burglaries and drugs crime across the Borough. It was also good to hear about the significant reduction in the number of illegal encampments following the injunction secured by Elmbridge Borough Council.
Finally, we discussed the impact of the recent government spending review on local policing. The government has committed to recruiting an extra 20,000 police officers across the UK, with an additional £750 million being given to the Home Office to begin this process. Locally this will allow Surrey Police to hire one hundred new Officers, Police Community Support Officers and front-line police staff by April 2020.
