Essex Police delay decision on PCSO cuts until start of next year

Essex Police has delayed a decision on the number of PCSOs to be axed in the wake of another round of spending cuts.In October it was announced that as many as 24 of the 31 PCSOS jobs could be removed from Chelmsford and Maldon with affected staff either retained as PCSOs, redeployed elsewhere in the force or made redundant.It was proposed that 20 of the 26 PCSOS jobs in Braintree & Uttlesford could be axed and the new Community Policing Team for Braintree & Uttlesford will retain six...