Lancashire 'on track' for over 500 new police officers by next spring amid claim that the county is 'going backwards'
Cllr Potter warned that the scale of just the uplift challenge meant that the aim was not going to be achieved. He also said that the statistics showed Lancashire Police had in fact lost 44 officers between March and June – just as crime was rising up the list of local priorities.
However, Andrew Snowden rubbished the Lib Dem analysis of the local situation – saying that the figures were a reflection of when windows for recruitment were open and the natural turnover of staff in a large organisation like Lancashire Constabulary. “The Constabulary is doing a fantastic job in recruiting quality candidates to join the force and leading the way in recruiting a more diverse workforce that represents the communities it serves.
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