Crime is not a

The UKIP Police & Crime

Commissioner Commitment

Bringing policing back to your Community,

Serving your Community and
lifestyle option
UKIP
Performing on behalf of your Community.

Your UKIP
Police & Crime Commissioner

POLICE & CRIME

will be there for you And will:
Record ALL crime and improve ease
of reporting
Be visible, approachable and alert to the

COMMISSIONER
communities they serve
Invest in locally appropriate initiatives
in accordance with community issues
including Zero Tolerance

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Incorporate cost-effective adoption
of new technology
Ensure more representation of the

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community on key policing issues
and communication between
the police and people
Guarantee transparency and scrutiny
through accountability and performance
reporting of the police in compliance
with an agreed Local Police & Crime
Plan
Promoted by Paul Oakden on behalf of UK Independence Party, Lexdrum House, King Charles Business
Park, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6UT.
Message from UKIPs Diane James MEP
Spokesperson Justice & Home Affairs
UK residents quite rightly place their trust
in the UK police force. It is the most visible
and expected Responsive point of contact
to whom the public turns when it sees, or
regretfully experiences, a crime be it anti-social
behaviour, burglary, fraud, sexual or other form
of personal attack.
Taxpayers also rightly expect their police
forces to allocate their resources, including
finance, to the most pressing needs of
communities ensuring that all are protected
from crime however it might manifest itself,
whilst addressing the new challenges and
responsibilities set by the Home Secretary.
In many instances community support and
involvement in crime resolution is now a pivotal Making policing fit for the challenges ahead
part of the overall policing resource. This is to
be actively encouraged but should not become
the default position or be undermined by It is essential a PCC now must think out of the box and keep abreast of
aspects of questionable crime reporting quality, new technologies and approaches to improve policing.
thereby lowering public trust in policing and Already trialled helmet and lapel cameras linked by radio to a police
police force accountability. operations centre have demonstrated value whilst the use of tablets to
record and submit evidence will be continued.
It is these 3 areas that will become the
lynchpin of YOUR elected UKIP Police New technology has the opportunity to deliver cost savings meaning more
& Crime Commissioner (PCC) whose money for redeployment at a community level. By way of example the use of
drones (as being used in France) is effective and is a fraction of the cost of
100% commitment to the role will ensure
police helicopters.
the necessary accountability at all levels of
policing, its operational focus and delivery, No PCC can be totally resilient against unwarranted EU influence, to create
its management and record on financial harmonization across European Member States, as long as the UK remains
part of the European Union. Proposed changes to uniforms and firearms
performance.
licensing are on the short-term horizon. However it is beholden on PCCs
Only through these aspects will your UKIP PCC to be in regular dialogue with the Home Secretary and to ensure that this
be able to rightly claim the mantle as being the dialogue works both ways, only then can communities be confident that
link between the Public and its Police Force. PCCs are an asset to their social, civic and personal policing needs.
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Drone photo European Parliament
Locally appropriate initiatives The UKIP Police & Crime
in accordance with community issues Commissioner Commitments
including Zero Tolerance
All UKIP PCC candidates recognise that this is a full-time role
and that they will not hold any other positions (public or private
sector) during their tenure ensuring that they deliver 100%
commitment to this role and its responsibilities.

Record ALL crime and

improve ease of reporting

Fraud, radicalisation and counter-terrorism are particular new challenges for

the police alongside the areas of sexual, cyber and migrant crime that have
assumed more prominence over recent years.
Responsibilities previously held by border control staff and specialist units
are now increasingly being allocated to the ordinary Bobby. But squeezing
more out of limited resources can only go so far, thus where verifiable, your
UKIP PCC will commit to supporting these additional areas of responsibility
without detracting from frontline crime prevention.
UKIP wants warranted officers to be doing real police work and be visible
on the street or in the local community, not doing back office work. Back
office functions can and should be sub-contracted to appropriately trained Reflecting the key public frustrations that Too many crimes go unreported
civilian staff. This is not a privatisation of the police force, but more a focus and also the irritation of existing call management, UKIP will address the
on needs and skills where they are and should be best utilised. aspects of difficulty in reporting including the lack of personnel resource and
call contact systems.
Zero tolerance in areas of local crime and anti social behaviour hotspots has
been shown to be effective. Sending a clear but effective message that crime Reliance on automated call reporting or web based systems does nothing to
or misbehaviour is not a lifestyle option or entitlement will be key. help build trust or confidence and merely emboldens the criminal.
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Visible,
approachable
and alert to the communities they serve
Major effort will be put into communication with the community that your
UKIP PCC serves. In particular, social media will be a tool to bring younger
people on side to help in reducing anti social behaviour and crime, and
feeding in suggestions as how to improve the local community from a
policing and security point of view.
This will be just one element of the recognized deliverables that come from
a UKIP First-Rate community engagement approach as set out and to be
delivered by the performance targets associated with an agreed Local Plan
for Policing and Crime Reduction.
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UKIP Local Plan for Policing and
Crime Reduction -
Key elements:
The establishment of an efficient and transparent
PCC office with a tight budget and appropriate use
of public funds.
A response policy to react promptly to
community concerns and put major effort into
public meetings and briefings with the community,
ensuring that the public have every opportunity to
engage with the PCC and thus raise issues related
to policing.
Deliver on integrating the efforts of local community
and voluntary teams into an overall crime reduction
plan (particularly youth and elderly).
Ensure that the Chief Constable and his police
team are held to account in terms of policing
policy and delivery on the Local Police and Crime
Plan with regular performance updates released
into the public domain.
Constantly assess the local police budget to ensure
the right balance between front-line police officers,
PCSOs, rural response, and the use of specialist units
(in the event of terrorism, major emergency, etc),
plus volunteers and civilian staff.
Uphold a 100% commitment to openness and
transparency within the PCC office and across the
policing structure.
Deliver a strategy in regard to cooperation and
inter-operation with other relevant agencies and
specialist teams that have expertise in the areas of
evolving crime.
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Budget photo CC BY-SA 2.0 Non-endorsement Ken Teegardin