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Mass redundancies in Dyfed-Powys Police restructuring

Tuesday, 7 January 2014

Having announced that the force is the undergo a restructuring process, it has emerged that this could involve job losses for up to 118 people. This follows as the central government budget to the Dyfed-Pows falls by £23,500,000. And even though this is the case, Chief Constable Simon Prince and Crime Commissioner Christopher Salmon said they are determined that redundancies will minimised and th

The Public First restructuring process includes the streamlining of professional support services delivered by a civillian workforce. It then follows that the intention is that these cuts shall not affect frontline policing and still aim to continue to maintain and improve frontline policing provision. And even though this is the case, Chief Constable Simon Prince and Crime Commissioner Christopher Salmon said they are determined that redundancies will minimised and the public will benefit from an improved police service. Mr Salmon stated that in response to public opinion the changes will enable the "poilce to do policing" via a reduction in bureaucracy. Mr Prince reiterated the processes aims and stated that "no PCSOs will face redundancy"