Not quite Gill IMHO (cost)This was discussed at a recent meeting of the (HPCG) Hounslow Police Community Group. The borough commander said that the thinking behind it was (rightly or wrongly!) that they wanted the officers closer to the communities that they serve. An example already exists at the Vista building on the Beavers estate, the SNT teams for Heston and Cranford operate out of there, prisoners are still taken to Hounslow or Chiswick. The SNT team at Isleworth have a similar arrangement. I believe that this is in the very early stages of consultation. I think that Hounslow nick has outgrown itself, anyone who has had to stand in the outside office to report a crime, will understand this, not to mention the cramped and outdated conditions that officers have to work in. So on balance I think that the idea in principle is OK, although it will need a great deal of consideration before anything happens. Detention facilities need to be established for example, I would like to read the views that others may have, good or bad, or even indifference!
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