Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, speaking to BBC Breakfast, says putting 13,000 more police officers on the street is about 'reversing the decimation of neighbourhood policing'.The Government has said its early focus as part of its neighbourhood policing guarantee will be on putting named local officers into each neighbourhood, with 13,000 more officers by 2029.The plan will also include guaranteed patrols during police forces' busiest periods in town centres and "hotspot" areas, such as on Friday

Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, speaking to BBC Breakfast, says putting 13,000 more police officers on the street is about 'reversing the decimation of neighbourhood policing'.The Government has said its early focus as part of its neighbourhood policing guarantee will be on putting named local officers into each neighbourhood, with 13,000 more officers by 2029.The plan will also include guaranteed patrols during police forces' busiest periods in town centres and "hotspot" areas, such as on Friday and Saturday nights.