Police Promise Public They Will Make the Streets Safer

The Metropolitan Police have released a new Pledge to the public, stating their ambitions for the foreseeable future. The Pledge contained 11 points, which can be summarised as follows:

• To always treat the public fairly, with dignity and respect.
• To keep your neighbourhood safe from harm.
• To publicise the details of each Safer Neighbourhoods team so that you know how to contact them.
• To respond to every message directed to any Safer Neighbourhoods team within 24 hours.
• To respond to all calls promptly and let the caller know exactly what will happen next.
• To respond to all accidents swiftly, with a response time of a maximum of 12 minutes.
• To respond to non-emergencies involving vulnerable victims within one hour.
• To arrange appointments with other non-emergency victims within two days.
• To attend regular public meetings at least once a month to discuss priorities and issues.
• To keep victims informed about the progress of cases at least once a month.
• To contact those involved in motoring collisions within 10 working days.

To view the pledge in full, go to http://www.met.police.uk/pledge/

July 6, 2009