John Whittingdale held a meeting with the new Chief Constable of Essex, Roger Bacon, to discuss policing issues.
In particular, John raised with Mr Baker the concern felt in Burnham on Crouch about the lack of police presence and the problems caused by young hooligans. The Chief Constable explained his priorities which were to release more police officers for front-line work on the streets, to keep police stations open and to have a quick response to all those attempting to contact the police. In particular, he promised that a police officer would attend every reported crime and that a neighbourhood policing plan would be established for every community in the County.
