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Satvir Kaur MP has met with Donna Jones, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner, to discuss residents’ concerns about drug-related crime and antisocial behaviour in Inner Avenue and the London Road area.

The meeting on Friday followed an invitation from the MP, who has been working with residents, police, Southampton City Council and local organisations to address these issues. A planned walkabout was changed to a sit-down meeting due to the yellow weather warning.

The Southampton Test MP organised a residents’ meeting in July after receiving a petition signed by more than 50 local people calling for urgent action. The meeting brought residents together with neighbourhood police, ward councillors, council officers and the YMCA to discuss concerns and agree next steps.

Following that meeting, the MP wrote to the Commissioner asking her to review local policing resources and help make reporting incidents to the police and council simpler and more joined up.

Satvir Kaur MP has met with Southampton neighbourhood police officers, ahead of a city centre walkabout with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner later this week. At the meeting, the MP and the neighbourhood policing team discussed police reform and how officers can be supported to spend more time working in their communities.

The meeting was an opportunity for the MP to hear directly from local officers about their work and discuss how reform can help strengthen neighbourhood policing.

Satvir welcomed the strong partnership working across Southampton, recognising the importance of police, the council, local organisations and residents working together to resolve community concerns and keep people safe.