Police
Home Department
Written answers and statements, 12 February 2009
Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions there have been between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk (a) police authorities and (b) constabularies on cross-border working involving Wisbech and King's Lynn police stations.
Vernon Coaker (Minister of State (Policing, Crime & Security), Home Office; Gedling, Labour)
The Home Office is aware that discussions are taking place between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk police authorities/constabularies about the construction of a shared custody suite for Wisbech and King's Lynn police stations.
Our policy is to encourage collaboration where it is in the interests of improving the efficiency or effectiveness of the forces concerned or policing generally. We encourage police authorities to collaborate and expect them to be involved in scrutinising any proposals to collaborate.