Sadiq Khan Defends Police Station Front Counter Closures as “Pragmatic” Decision From Met

Khan defends police station front desk closures as 'pragmatic'

Mayor of London says he is “following the evidence” with his decision to shutter almost half of the capital’s police front counters, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter Sir Sadiq Khan at Mayor’s Question Time Closing almost half of London’s police station front counters is a “pragmatic” decision that will improve safety for Londoners, Sir Sadiq Khan has said. The London mayor claimed that the Metropolitan Police proposal to cut the n…

Sadiq Khan defends police station front counter closures as “pragmatic” decision from Met

Closing almost half of London’s police station front counters is a “pragmatic” decision that will improve safety for Londoners, Sir Sadiq Khan has said. The Mayor of London claimed that the Metropolitan Police proposal to cut the number of front counters from 37 to 19 would see more funding go into visible neighbourhood policing. The plans will save the force £7million as the Met attempts to make up a £260million budget shortfall, but they have …