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Simon Hughes MPRepresenting Southwark and Bermondsey since 1983 |
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Location of the SE16 replacement police counter
Following the Mayor's proposals to close police stations across London, and to open other police front counters to replace them, Simon Hughes MP is asking for views from SE16 residents on where they would like most to see the new Rotherhithe front counter to open.
To participate in the consultation please complete the survey below by listing your choice of locations in order of preference. If you have your own ideas for locations that should be considered please list below in order of preference.
This new police counter should serve both Bermondsey and Rotherhithe.
Launching the consultation, Simon Hughes said:
"Most people in our local communities do not want to see the closure of any existing police station. But if Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, decides that Rotherhithe will close on its present site, then the community needs to find the best possible alternative.
I hope that with a large response from people who live in SE16, we can give a clear indication to the Mayor as to where we want the Rotherhithe to be based in the years ahead. I am clear that the police should be based where the public can easily find them, talk to them and report crime and other information. I shall do all I can to make sure that we end up with the best possible alternative police base as well as the maximum number of police and police community support officers on our streets and around SE16."
Sites suggested by Simon Hughes MP and Liberal Democrats in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe are:
- Southwark Council's new One Stop Shop in the square at the Blue
- Surrey Quays Shopping Centre
- Lower Road shops [opposite Osprey Estate]
- Albion Street
- Jamaica Road
- Canada Water tube and bus station
- Bermondsey Underground station
- Surrey Docks Overground station
- Rotherhithe Overground station
- Nearest available place to the Jamaica Road/Lower Road roundabout
Simon's diary for 2013: