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Policing and Crime

Then what does the right hon. Lady say to the chief constable of Lancashire, who says,"““we cannot leave the frontline untouched and that is because of the scale of the cuts””," to the chief constable of South Yorkshire, who has said,"““we will be unable to continue to provide the level of service that we do today in such areas as neighbourhood policing””," to the chief constable of Kent, who said that 20% is"““a significant drawback into police numbers, both civilian staff and police numbers, and clearly there's a potential impact that crime will rise””," and to the chief constable of Norfolk, who says that given the scale of the cuts,"““Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary…report confirms what we have always maintained, that…the constabulary will have to reduce its front line over the next four years””?" Her policing Minister has said that he likes chief constables who stay quiet. Does she want to gag the chief constables of Lancashire, South Yorkshire, Kent and Norfolk, or does she think they are doing a bad job?