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Sussex Police force to axe up to 1,000 jobs by 2020 Sussex Police force to axe up to 1,000 jobs by 2020
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Up to 1,000 jobs are to be axed by Sussex Police over the next five years, the force has announced.Up to 1,000 jobs are to be axed by Sussex Police over the next five years, the force has announced.
Chief constable Giles York revealed the plans at the unveiling of the force's vision for policing, until 2020. The plans include reducing the number of officers by 500, Chief Constable Giles York confirmed.
"The demands of tomorrow will be very different to the demands of yesterday," Mr York said. Mr York revealed the proposals as he unveiled the force's vision for policing, to meet the need to save £56m by 2020.
It is understood that some of the job cuts will include administrative roles, and community support officers (PCSOs) will develop more skills. "The demands of tomorrow will be very different to the demands of yesterday," he said.
PCSOs however, will no longer respond to incidents that can be dealt with by councils, Mr York confirmed. Plans for the force becoming a "smaller organisation" also include 200 fewer police staff and 300 posts will go from elsewhere.
'Re-focus roles'
Mr York said that since 2010, the force had made savings of more than £50m, "while still protecting our front line and delivering a quality service".
"Now we must trim further and to do so we have to look at our most significant area of cost - our people," he said.
"As an organisation we spend 80% of our budget on pay and with budget reductions we must re-focus roles if we are to retain our ability to keep people safe."
Other key changes for the future include: