David Allen, the newly elected Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, shares his background with Bernard Rix and the reasons for running for office.
He has a long history in policing, including working in various ranks and departments, both in the UK and internationally. Allen’s main commitments as Commissioner are to increase visible policing, tackle anti-social behavior and rural crime, invest in community work, and address domestic abuse and violence against women and girls.
He plans to achieve these goals by increasing the number of community beat officers, establishing a named police officer for each ward, and utilizing technology like automatic number plate recognition. Allen also expresses his interest in getting involved nationally, particularly in the area of local policing.
Takeaways
- David Allen has a long history in policing and brings a wealth of experience to his role as Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.
- His main commitments include increasing visible policing, tackling anti-social behavior and rural crime, investing in community work, and addressing domestic abuse and violence against women and girls.
- Allen plans to achieve these goals by increasing the number of community beat officers, establishing a named police officer for each ward, and utilizing technology like automatic number plate recognition.
- He also expresses his interest in getting involved nationally, particularly in the area of local policing.
Sound Bites
- “I was responsible for the strategic and tactical direction of 32 European countries and their policing work against serious and organised crime.”
- “To me, taking away the safeguards that protect the individual from the powers of the state worried me quite a lot and that really was probably the defining moment for me.”
- “We do not see a police officer. And yet the tale we were getting from the previous PFCC was actually you’ve got more police officers in Cumbria than you have ever had, which is true on paper, but they’re not visible.”
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:12 Reasons for Running for Office
05:28 Listening to the People of Cumbria
07:12 Commitments as Commissioner
09:34 Increasing Visible Policing
13:34 National Involvement
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