Newly released figures show that 269 police officers have been recruited in Sussex as part of the Government’s pledge to put 20,000 more officers on the streets by March 2023.

Since the recruitment drive was launched in 2019, 43 police forces across England and Wales have seen an additional 13,790 police officers recruited.

MP for Crawley, Henry Smith has welcomed the announcement that 269 police officers have been recruited in Sussex since September 2019, bringing the total number of officers up to over 3,000.

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