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BROWN VOW TO CUT POLICE RED TAPE

Gordon Brown insists the Government is cutting police red tape

Wednesday January 30,2008

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The Prime Minister has insisted the Government was "taking action" to reduce police bureaucracy.

But he side-stepped demands from Tory leader David Cameron to scrap the form officers have to fill in when they stop someone in the street.

Gordon Brown said he will publish the final conclusions of the Flanagan Report on the issue next week.

Mr Cameron said the stop forms had proved a "colossal waste of police time" and should be ditched.

He said: "For more than three years the Conservative party has been arguing that we should scrap the form that police have to fill in every time they stop someone.

"It is a foot long and takes seven minutes to complete. Will you confirm that the Government will now scrap the stop form?"

Mr Brown said: "It is true that for the last three years the Conservative party have been arguing - arguing among themselves on Europe and on many other issues."

He added: "The Flanagan report that was published in November recommended that we reduce and remove the bureaucracy associated with the filling in of forms.

"He will publish his final report next Monday. We are taking the action that is necessary and you should be supporting us."

TOO MUCH RED TAPE BUT..........

31.01.08, 8:20pm

for whose convenience was the red tape put there in the first place, it operated against the police by tying their hands behind their backs at the same time expecting them to fight crime,after that bright spark AKA Macpherson , demoralised them on orders from his political masters ,so who was it all to please because it has done no b....y good and we are know reaping the rewards, crime on our streets, but now they are doing us a big favour by cutting the police red tape which should have never been put there in the first place, this is another belly-up coming home to roost and they are getting worried

• Posted by: Maggie • Report Comment

CUT RED TAPE!

30.01.08, 8:08pm

Well who brought in all this bloody red tape, and took away any authority the police had? The police need to be given back their powers to apprehend lowlife, without being reported for being to heavy handed, just like the parents have had their powers to parent, undermined.

• Posted by: snaredrum • Report Comment

OOPS

30.01.08, 7:46pm

Should have said ETHNICS

• Posted by: Eddie • Report Comment

CUTTING POLICE RED TAPE

30.01.08, 7:42pm

Why was there ever any "Red Tape" in the first place ...... it was to placate ethics that the "stop and search" form was brought in......how the black youths in london must have laughed.

Get the shackles off the Police and arm them, theres a war on our streets, give our Police the manpower and the tools to win it.

ZERO TOLERANCE ! !

• Posted by: Eddie • Report Comment

RED TAPE?

30.01.08, 7:22pm

we`ve had enough of red herrings from Brown, all gob from his fat head and no actions, apart from over taxing us, the thief.

• Posted by: loony • Report Comment

WHY STOP THERE

30.01.08, 6:59pm

DE- POLITICIZE the police and let the people who know what they are doing take over again,( no not the 'yes men' ) this government hasn't got a clue,who else but them would put rookies on the streets and leave the real trained officers inside the stations form filling? Can you imagine what someone was actually thinking of when they dreamed up that one up?. The police are getting the flak because of them,whoever they are, perhaps the ones who made the stupid decisions should go for analysis to find out what is going on in their heads,it cannot be anything like common sense

• Posted by: Maggie • Report Comment