Councillors blast proposal to stop PCSOs working after 8pm
A decision to stop having Police Community Support Officer’s (PCSO’s) in Shropshire after 8pm has been labelled “intolerable”.
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Marc Bayliss, Deputy Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for West Mercia, confirmed the news at a meeting to discuss rural crime.
He said there wouldn’t be a reduction the amount of hours PCSOs are employed to work, with their shifts taking place during the day.
“What the proposed shift was from the Chief Constable, was to stop them working past 8 o’clock so they wouldn’t be paid the additional shift allowance,” said Mr Bayliss.
“But we recognise that has implications for local communities. And that is why the Chief Constable is using the extra PCs to actually bolster our availabilities to cover those nighttime economy areas.”
