Police are changing the way they work across Wigan borough to provide a more localised service to the community.
From Monday 17 January 2011, 37 officers will join existing neighbourhood policing teams to help investigate crimes.
The change forms part of Greater Manchester Police's new policing model, which will enable dedicated teams to respond more quickly to emergencies and spend more time patrolling the streets. It will also free up more officers to deal with problems at a community level.
To speed up the process of bringing offenders to justice, individual crimes will be dealt with by teams rather than just one officer, and a new customer service desk has been set up to give victims regular updates on the progress of their case.
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| CS Shaun Donnellan |
Chief Superintendent Shaun Donnellan of Greater Manchester Police's Wigan Division said: "The new policing model has already delivered impressive results in other parts of Greater Manchester, and I am confident it will do the same in Wigan. Although we are not getting extra police officers, more of our current officers will now be working to find long-term solutions to neighbourhood issues, and that can only be a good thing for communities."
Councillor Kevin Anderson, Wigan Council's champion for safer neighbourhoods, adds: "This new way of working will allow officers to police communities even more effectively. Wigan Council will continue to work very closely with the police at a neighbourhood level to ensure that this more localised approach is successful throughout the borough."
The 37 officers are distributed as follows...
Atherton: 6
Pemberton: 7
Wigan: 9
Hindley: 6
Leigh: 9
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