@weasel 9426 wrote:
I am at a loss, as to why the police all need to be in such a huge building at one time…Really most of them should be out and about doing “police stuff”, not sitting around…I think a fairly large office would be needed for paperwork, and a canteen…and that should be perfectly adequate.
Good point – policing has changed a fair bit with the advent of digital stuff.
Most forces if not all have stuff where images and data can be sent to mobile devices negating the need for large offices.
However it is possible paperwork has increased with red tape – so perhaps lots of desks are still needed!
I think it was PCC candidate Richard Hibbs who claimed that North Wales Police had £40,000,000 in the bank – so if that is true, perhaps its good some is being spent locally?