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Chris Huhne unveils new crime policy proposals

By | Fri 5th September 2008 - 12:25 pm

Via the BBC:

Annual fitness tests for police and an end to the “job-for-life” culture are among the proposals in a Lib Dem policy document on fighting crime.

Home Affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said more officers were needed on the streets to catch criminals.

But he said there also needed to be an urgent review of working practices to make it easier to sack those who could not do their job properly.

The party said it would also jail fewer criminals for minor offences.

And it would give police authorities the power to set their own budgets without the threat of capping.

Mr Huhne called for an end to the police 30-year “job-for-life” culture and said he would give chief constables more power to link pay and promotion to skills and ability rather than seniority.

The full party news release and supporting policy document are here and the Guardian’s coverage is here.

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