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| Met Police considers scrapping all 1,000 PCSOs | Met Police considers scrapping all 1,000 PCSOs |
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| The Met Police is considering scrapping all 1,000 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) working across the capital, the BBC understands. | The Met Police is considering scrapping all 1,000 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) working across the capital, the BBC understands. |
| The move to axe all PCSOs will be discussed at the next Management Board meeting. | The move to axe all PCSOs will be discussed at the next Management Board meeting. |
| BBC London home affairs correspondent Nick Beake said the proposal comes at a time when the force is planning savings of at least £800m by 2019. | BBC London home affairs correspondent Nick Beake said the proposal comes at a time when the force is planning savings of at least £800m by 2019. |
| The Met said all PCSOs who could be affected have been informed. | The Met said all PCSOs who could be affected have been informed. |
| Three options will be presented to senior officers at the meeting - axing all 1,017 PCSO posts, retaining 629 dedicated ward PCSOs to leave the equivalent of one in each London ward or keeping the existing structure. |