Last week, Lancashire County Council backed proposals to cut £265,000 a year from its early action and safer travel teams despite a public consultation showing that 91 per cent of residents were against the cuts.
The services were established in 2014 as part of a £6m investment in early intervention from the council and Lancashire Constabulary. The funding created 27 full-time posts, bringing together social workers, child and parenting support, youth workers, mental health workers and police.
However, the Conservative-controlled council approved the withdrawal of its share of funding for 15 police community support officers (PCSO), whose role is to intervene early with young people and families to prevent low-level crime escalating, and a further two charged with improving safety on the bus network.
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