Chief Constable's first annual report to go before Tynwald

Sat, 29 Jun 2013

The Chief Constable is to deliver his first annual report before July's sitting of Tynwald.

Gary Roberts officially came into the role at the beginning of the year at a time when the front line services are faced with significant cut backs.

This threat and the need to restructure aspects of their approach to policing will form a focal point of the report.

The report will highlight the continued decline in crime and incident figures on island, with Neighbourhood policing seen as a contributor to this.

Chief Constable Roberts says this personal approach to policing could suffer if more staffing cuts are needed: