Cabinet schedules meeting to discuss making streets safer

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The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has reported that the Cabinet has scheduled a meeting for 17 May 2022 to discuss how to drive forward their goal to cut crime and make streets safer. According to the PMO, during the meeting the Cabinet will be updated on the steps that have already been taken to make streets safer including a recruitment drive for police officers. It will also reportedly discuss how the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (PCSCA 2022) will improve the justice system and keep people safe, and ministers will be asked to make sure all departments support the mission to cut crime. The meeting comes as minsters prepare to announce further measures to combat crime later this week.