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A senior Norfolk police official poured cold water last night on Home Office plans to create dedicated teams of officers for every neighbourhood and declared "we can't do this without the money".
Jim Wilson, chairman of Norfolk Police Authority, said the Government White Paper was undeliverable and accused ministers of raising expectations without providing necessary funding.
The criticism came after David Blunkett unveiled government plans for the overhaul of policing in England and Wales.
Key features of the White Paper – entitled Building Communities, Beating Crime – include each community having its own team of officers, residents being given the mobile phone number of their local bobby and £50m to create 2000 new Community Support Officers (CSOs) .
