Does anyone care about police station closure plan?

3:32pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008

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Just one person took the time to have their say on radical modernisation plans which could see Kingston and Surbiton police stations emptied.

The controversial scheme would see “old-fashioned” police stations replaced with counters in shopping centres, school, hospitals, churches or council buildings and a warehouse-style building on an industrial estate.

Despite a three-month long consultation beginning in November, borough commander Laura Nicholson received just one written response which said it would be “helpful” to have the addresses of the police stations.

Earlier this year Kingston and Surbiton MP Edward Davey told the Comet that he had not heard about the consultation.

The consultation will be put out to public consultation a second time, the Metropolitan Police Authority announced at the beginning of this month.

Steve O'Connell, chairman of the MPA finance committee, said then: "The MPA and the Met consulted with local communities about the future of the police estate but there were limitations to the process which we all recognise.”

• Did you know about the consultation? Are you happy with the idea of Kingston and Surbiton police stations being sold off? Let us know in the comments section below.