West Mercia residents will have the opportunity to put their questions and concerns around the West Mercia Policing response to Covid-19 to the Chief Constable, Anthony Bangham.
As part of the PCC’s regular meetings with the Chief Constable, questions will be asked around West Mercia Police’s approach to community reassurance and the additional powers they have due to new legislation.
New powers were recently granted to police forces across the UK to enable them to enforce action against those that do not comply with Government rules during the national lockdown. West Mercia Police’s strategy is to engage, educate and explain with enforcement very much as a last resort.
The PCC is inviting the public to submit any questions prior to the session, which will be viewable on Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday 15th April (please note that this session won’t be streamed live but recorded ‘as live’ due to social distancing measures).
PCC, John Campion said, “It’s part of my duty to seek reassurance around policing in our community and I think it’s important that I give the public the opportunity to ask questions about their police service and the current response, or raise any concerns if they may have in these exceptional circumstances.
“There have been significant changes to the way we all live our lives, and also to the powers that the force has in order to support the Government in its aim to stop the spread of Covid-19.
“This is a great opportunity for our communities to raise any questions they have about the new powers, what they are currently doing to support communities and their and help with the multi-agency response.”
Questions can be submitted by emailing before Tuesday 14th April, 12pm: [email protected] or via our social media channels.
Issued on: Thursday 9th April 2020
