The Chief Constable of Essex, Jim Barker-McCardle, has so far failed to respond to my request to increase the role of police community support officers (PCSO).

Illegal parking in crossing hatched area, Cambridge Road, Stansted. March 26th 2011

I wrote to Mr McCardle by email on January 29th and again on February 10th asking that PCSOs be allowed to book people who park illegally in Stansted. I think they should double up with parking wardens and not just stand idly by. I posted this account on my blog.

Parish council chairman and felllow district councillor, Geoffrey Sell agrees with me. We think that Essex Police should show they are accountable to local residents by responding more promptly to their elected representatives. Geoffrey and I are writing to Mr McCardle again this weekend.