Damien has welcomed the announcement that police ranks in our local police force have been bolstered with an additional 220 officers since the Government launched its major recruitment drive in September 2019. Across England and Wales more than 3,000 extra officers have joined the police since the recruitment campaign was launched, confirming the government is on track to recruit 20,000 extra officers over the next three years. In total, forces recruited 6,435 officers from November 2019 to March 2020, including recruitment planned before the Government campaign was announced – with 3,005 recruits joining the police specifically as part of the … Continue reading Damien welcomes boost of 220 more officers across Merseyside Police