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24/05/2017
PSNI To Lose Over 230 Officers
The PSNI is to lose 238 officers over the next two years due to budget cuts, according to Chief Constable George Hamilton.
The service is facing a £20million cut in funds this year which is the equivalent of the annual cost of all the region's Neighbourhood Policing Teams.
Officer numbers are to drop by 138 to 6,700 over the next year.
Speaking at a Policing Board seminar Mr Hamilton said: "Since becoming Chief Constable, I have had to make £108m in cuts to my budget.
"In fact, since 2004, PSNI has implemented cuts of totalling some £386m. This is the reality of the public finance situation.
"While I would like to have 7,000 police officers, it's is simply not possible.
"But that doesn't mean that we can't keep people safe. What it does mean is that policing will continue to change."
(CD)
The service is facing a £20million cut in funds this year which is the equivalent of the annual cost of all the region's Neighbourhood Policing Teams.
Officer numbers are to drop by 138 to 6,700 over the next year.
Speaking at a Policing Board seminar Mr Hamilton said: "Since becoming Chief Constable, I have had to make £108m in cuts to my budget.
"In fact, since 2004, PSNI has implemented cuts of totalling some £386m. This is the reality of the public finance situation.
"While I would like to have 7,000 police officers, it's is simply not possible.
"But that doesn't mean that we can't keep people safe. What it does mean is that policing will continue to change."
(CD)
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