Submitted on Friday 2nd March 2012
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Police Privatisation
It has been released that the government intends to introduce private companies into the functioning of the police force.
The police force is a public service, and unlike other cases for privatisation, isn't something that can generate money legitimately, and therefore practically removes the so called cost savings. It also introduces a whole set of new problems, involved with vested interests, jurisdiction, accountability and whether a private company will have the public's safety at heart, which should be the main purpose of any police service.
The only benefit is to the shareholders of the companies who get the contracts.
Because of these reasons, it is unacceptable that any part of the police service should be privatised, or further privatised. It is no less acceptable than the NHS privatisation proposals.
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