Policing minister visits Bournemouth
Newly-appointed minister Nick Herbert learns about the challenges of policing the Dorset night-time economy.
Nick Herbert spent time with Dorset police yesterday on his first visit as Home Office minister with responsibility for police.
He accompanied officers on foot patrol in Bournemouth before being given a tour of the area鈥檚 innovative 鈥榮afe bus鈥�.
鈥業鈥檝e been very impressed with what I鈥檝e seen here,鈥� he said.聽鈥橶e鈥檙e talking to officers with understanding of the problems, about what they鈥檙e doing locally to police the nighttime economy here. It鈥檚 been great to see it and it鈥檚 a good example of policing at its best.鈥�
Operating since summer 2009, the bus houses a group of volunteers who give assistance to anyone intoxicated, injured or lost in the town.
Mr Herbert also met with partners, including licensing officers and a night time economy co-ordinator.
