Sussex PCC election profile: James Walsh, Liberal Democrats

My top priorities for making our streets safer:
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James Walsh, longest serving member of West Sussex County Council. Pictured at home  at Tithe Barn in  Rustington. ENGSUS00120130520154902L21180H13-JamesWalsh - L21116H13-JamesWalsh  200513  LP

James Walsh, longest serving member of West Sussex County Council. Pictured at home  at Tithe Barn in  Rustington. ENGSUS00120130520154902
L21180H13-JamesWalsh - L21116H13-JamesWalsh 200513 LP James Walsh, longest serving member of West Sussex County Council. Pictured at home at Tithe Barn in Rustington. ENGSUS00120130520154902

- Safeguard frontline community police and PCSOs

- Cut re-offending

- Focus on crime prevention

- Restorative justice and community service

The current commissioner has already slashed spending by £65m in the last five years, and is cutting a further £12m this year, and £7m to £8m in each of the next three years.

That means 700 fewer frontline police officers and 300 other staff, or one fifth of the police in Sussex!

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Police need to spend less time on red tape and computers and more time on the streets. Identifying teenagers before they embark on a life of crime, often to support drug addiction.

Reducing re-offending means focusing on rehabilitation and restorative justice, so criminals pay back victims and the local community. This cuts crime, saves police time and taxpayers money.

I will fight really hard to get a better share of Government funding.

I am a retired Sussex GP with 40 years experience as a district and county councillor, and a former member and chairman of the Sussex Police Authority. I’ll use that experience to be tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime through an effective, well-funded community based police force.