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Walsall Council Pilot Community Safety Officers Initiative

Image source: Facebook: Pelsall First Councillor Team - Walsall Council pilot community safety officers initiative in Pelsall, Shelfield and Brownhills

Walsall Council pilot community safety officers initiative in Brownhills, Pelsall and Shelfield

The pilot, delivered alongside partners, will introduce more visible community safety officers. Partnership organisations include West Midlands Police, neighbourhood watch organisation, The Watch, whg, local businesses, voluntary and community organisations, and Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy.

The pilot will run for twenty-weeks to reassure members of the public and remind residents how to report community safety concerns they may have.

“ This pilot scheme is part of our continued work to build a safer and stronger Walsall.

Our communities are telling us they are concerned for their safety, and we are listening.

This pilot scheme will introduce more visible figures onto the streets, which we hope will not only help people feel reassured when going about their daily lives, but will also deter some of the anti-social behaviour we know is happening in our communities.

We’re working closely with the police, and The Watch, to make sure this scheme will be driven by our residents and communities.

We’re also speaking with the wider community, such as local retailers, to hear about issues affecting them, and will be speaking with young people to let them know about the additional presence they may see on the streets, so they can feel confident travelling to and from school and to any other clubs or activities they go to. “

Councillor Garry Perry
Leader of Walsall Council

To find out more about this initiative please visit https://go.walsall.gov.uk/newsroom/council-launches-new-pilot-address-community-safety-walsall

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