Wealden Police update.

Date: 22 Sept 2011

East Sussex Restructure - an update for valued partners and stakeholders

As you are aware the way we work in East Sussex is changing. Our go-live date for this new way of working is September 27th - less than one week to go. This is an exciting and challenging period of transformation for East Sussex Police and we look forward to doing things differently across the Division, in order to better serve the communities of East Sussex into the future.

Our new hub model sees both CID and Response teams working out of five key hubs across East Sussex. This allows us to make better use of our resources and officers, and will help us maintain the levels of service you expect in a changing financial future. The hub model is being used by other Forces around the country and also by other Sussex Police Divisions in Brighton & Hove and West Sussex; the model is achieving good results in these areas and we have every confidence East Sussex will see the same benefits this way of working delivers.

We will also see the new RIT teams working from three hubs from 27th September. These new teams will focus on the investigative side of policing, allowing our reponse teams to get out and about sooner after dealing with a crime. Because the response teams won''t be spending time in the office, dealing with prisoners or conducting interviews they will be out in their areas, a visible presence for all our communities across East Sussex.

The Neighbourhood Police Teams will not change how they work; they are a valuable link into the communities we serve and you will be able to work with them in exactly the same way as before we go-live with the Restructure.

Of course, any period of change brings with it bedding in issues and we want to work with you to address any areas of concern that may arise. Please do let us know how you find the new model and how we can help you get the most of the service we deliver.

Many thanks. Proud to be serving Wealden.
Dick Coates, Wealden District Commander.