MERSEYSIDE Police will recruit 160 extra police officers this year after the Police Commissioner’s proposals to balance the budget were approved. Merseyside’s Police and Crime Panel approved Jane Kennedy’s plans to protect Merseyside Police’s budget, cover the inflationary pressures facing the force and ensure the force can go ahead with a planned recruitment drive over the next 12 months. After a decade of budget cuts which reduced the number of officers in the Force by nearly a quarter, the planned recruitment drive will finally see Merseyside Police return its contingent of officers to more than 4,000-strong following a major drive last year during which 500 new officers joined the force.
More than 100 fines handed out to covid rule breakers since lockdown began 12 days ago
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Crowds gather at St George s Hall during an anti lockdown protest on November 14, 2020 in Liverpool, England.
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Merseyside Police Chief Constable and city MP clash after figures show use of force on Black people
Figures show Black people in the region are significantly more likely to have force used on them
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