Labour Mayor to put 375 Police Support Officers to tackle Anti-Social behaviour in London's suburbs
The Labour Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has offered Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police Service joint funding to provide an extra 375 Police Community Support Officers to patrol the London transport network over the next two years.
The Police Community Support Officers would be deployed in mobile 'transport teams' in suburban areas and outer London boroughs (benefiting areas like Northolt) and could be deployed to different parts of London on a weekly basis to areas where patterns of anti-social behaviour have been identified as local hot spots by intelligence gathered by Transport for London and the Transport Operational Command Unit (TOCU).
The Mayor would like to see these teams deployed by early 2007 to concentrate on tackling fare evasion and anti-social and criminal behaviour at major transport interchanges, bus stations and schools.
Labour Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone said: 'I am proposing that we invest another £7.5 million to expand the number of visible uniformed officers on London's transport system. These officers, based in suburban areas, will make a real difference to people living or working in outer London. More uniformed officers patrolling the transport system is the key to deter criminals and reassure passengers.'
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