Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

What steps his Department has taken to ensure that courts can continue to operate effectively during the covid-19 outbreak.

Tabled: 16 September 2020Answered: 22 September 2020

Asked by

Paul Holmes

ConservativeHamble Valley

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones)

My hon. Friend is right to raise that. We will ensure that there are more neighbourhood officers on our streets, with 3,000 more by next April, but PCSOs have a really vital role to play. I am a big fan of them, and I encourage all forces to have more of them.