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Police Restructuring Review Process

EDM number 1042 in 2005-06, proposed by Frank Cook on 16/11/2005.

That this House recognises the importance of ensuring that the police service is able to meet the challenge of delivering key protective services, including counter-terrorism; believes that proposals to create forces covering huge areas can only undermine seriously the principles of local accountability, consent and support which is central to the British police service; regards the process used so far to approve or reject options for changes as flawed in regard to the undue haste with which it is being conducted and the narrow band of criteria being employed, thereby leading to a lack of any meaningful consultation or proper assessment of operational, financial or governance issues; believes it to be totally unacceptable that in the North East of England and Wales only one option should be put forward for further consideration, thereby removing all element of public choice; and calls on the Government to ensure that it introduces change to the review structure in a manner which ensures that all parts of the country have the opportunity to consider a genuine choice of options and that any proposed new structures are assessed on their ability to deliver the full range of policing services effectively and efficiently and remain properly accountable to the communities they serve.

This motion has been signed by a total of 24 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Frank Cook16/11/2005Stockton NorthLabourProposed
Michael Penning16/11/2005Hemel HempsteadConservativeSeconded
David Drew17/11/2005StroudLabourSeconded
Iris Robinson17/11/2005StrangfordDUPSeconded
Derek Conway17/11/2005Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSeconded
Lynne Jones17/11/2005Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Adam Price21/11/2005Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Alan Simpson21/11/2005Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Paul Holmes21/11/2005ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Gregory Campbell21/11/2005East LondonderryDUPSigned
James Gray22/11/2005North WiltshireConservativeSigned
William McCrea22/11/2005South AntrimDUPSigned
David Simpson22/11/2005Upper BannDUPSigned
Rudi Vis23/11/2005Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Gauke23/11/2005South West HertfordshireConservativeSigned
John Hemming24/11/2005Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Browne24/11/2005TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins28/11/2005TamworthLabourSigned
Roger Williams28/11/2005Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Horwood29/11/2005CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Williams30/11/2005CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Harper05/12/2005Forest of DeanConservativeSigned
Peter Luff08/12/2005Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Jennifer Willott28/02/2006Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned

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