Derbyshire Police get £2.8m in new funding to recruit officers
It'll pay for 35 new neighbourhood officers.
Derbyshire Police are to get £2.8m in additional funding, to put towards recruiting more officers.
The cash will pay for the training and deployment for 35 new neighbourhood officers over the next 12 months.
Funding is coming from the Home Office and a £200m pot of funding aside to pay for 13,000 more officers nationally.
Welcoming the funding, Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts said: “This is good news for everyone living and working in Derbyshire."
"It will see the deployment of even more officers tackling problems on the streets and a visible deterrent to those seeking to harm community life as well as providing accessible support to the public.
“Neighbourhood policing is the backbone of British policing; residents undoubtedly feel reassured and safer when they can see officers out on their streets, proactively solving the issues that bring them misery and ruin their quality of life.
“Derbyshire is my home, and it matters to me that our people and businesses flourish and feel safe.
“I will be working with the Chief Constable and ACC Michelle Shooter who is responsible for local policing in Derbyshire and the national NPCC portfolio holder for neighbourhood policing to ensure these extra resources are deployed to where they can and will make the biggest difference to public safety.”