City Hall Conservatives Hand In Petition Calling For Romford Police Front Counter To Remain 24 Hours.

Conservative Assembly Member, Cllr Emma Best, has presented a petition to the Mayor of London and Met Police, calling for Romford’s police desk to remain 24 hours.

In a shock move, the Met Police announced that a range of cuts will mean reduced hours to Romford’s 24hr police desk. This move leaves Havering with no 24hr desk for residents to access and means reduced in-person services on evenings and weekends. 

Following the announcement, Romford Councillor David Taylor launched an urgent community petition securing close to 1,000 signatures in just over a fortnight. Cllr Taylor then passed the petition to Cllr Best AM for presenting to the GLA. 

The petition was presented on 13^th November. 

Councillor Taylor said; 

“Someone needs to speak up for Romford, and I started this petition to make it clear that we will not sit by silently as our services are eroded. I am fed up of Romford being ignored.

Romford is a busy East-London town and our centre experiences significant levels of crime. A 24hr desk provides a safe space for vulnerable and concerned residents to visit, especially when calling 999 or filling in an online form is not possible. 

I will be asking Havering Council to stand behind this campaign and hope that the Mayor and Met will listen”. 

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