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ACPO COMMENT ON THE SINGLE NON EMERGENCY NUMBER |
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Tuesday, 21 March 2006 |
Mike Goodwin, ACPO lead on Anti-Social Behaviour issues and Assistant Chief
Constable of Leicestershire Constabulary, said:
"ACPO fully supports today's announcement that 101 has now been designated as
the new Single Non-Emergency number (SNEN). We hope that this facility will not
only improve access to non emergency police and local authority services but
will also greatly reduce the current misuse of 999 by callers.
"Misuse of the current 999 service can seriously detract Police resources
away from tackling genuine emergencies such as where there is a crime in
progress or there a life in danger.
"This new co-ordinated partnership between police and local authorities will
assist in tackling anti-social behaviour including those often difficult and
protracted 'quality of life ' issues, where the resolution is not
normally an just an issue for police alone.
"The SNEN will fully support the police service's commitment to
Neighbourhood policing, in achieving a visible difference in
neighbourhoods, improving safety and reducing the fear of crime."
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