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A BUSKER argued his case as police asked him to move on from his spot on Brighton seafront. Paul Fitzgerald was performing near the i360 on Saturday, January 9, when he was asked to stop and pack up his things by patrolling officers. Footage of the conversation has since been shared on social media and viewed more than 1,500 times. Sussex Police have since confirmed that busking is “not considered a reasonable excuse” to leave the house under current lockdown laws as it “is not considered a business by Trading Standards”. In the video, Paul echoes advice previously issued by Prime Minister Boris Johnson regarding work during the coronavirus pandemic.
The funding for Police Community Support Officers has been cut from the Didcot Town Council 2021 budget. In 2020 Didcot Town Council had a budget of £17,721 to fund PCSOs and in the council budget for 2021-2022 that funding has been cut. Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) police neighbourhoods, primarily through visible patrol and reassuring the public. The role is diverse; from attending community events to helping tackle street-based problems including drugs related crime and anti-social behaviour. According to statistics from the Home Office on the Police workforce in England and Wales as at March 31, 2020, there were 9,547 Police Community Support Officers in 2019 and in 2020 there was small drop with 9,180 PCSOs.