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Reference:
2024/3549
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Question by:
Gareth Roberts
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Meeting date:
21 November 2024
Residents have written to you and the members of the Police and Crime Committee lamenting the closure of the Junior Police Cadets Programme. They mention having seen first-hand the positive impact that this programme has had on their children who have thrived and had strengthened their ambition to one day become a police officer. It also helped foster positive relationships between young people and the police, instilling values of responsibility, teamwork, and community engagement. If the programme can no longer be funded, what alternatives are you offering to those parents who want to see their children engaged in meaningful activities...