Call for zero-tolerance security patrols for entire city centre
Apr 1 2008
by Richard Down, Liverpool Daily Post
BUSINESS leaders in Liverpool last night called for the introduction of a “Zero Tolerance” private security force across the city centre.
Lobby group Downtown Liverpool in Business believes a privately-funded security outfit is needed to match the security presence in Grosvenor’s Liverpool One development, which opens at the end of next month.
The call follows a poll by the group of almost 1,500 business leaders, which showed that a massive 86% of them would support a zero tolerance policy in Liverpool.
DLIB chairman Frank McKenna said: “Our improved night-time economy is leading to an unacceptable level of anti-social behaviour, from vomiting and urinating on our streets, noise pollution from irresponsible bars, through to violent crime.
“The police’s performance in tackling crime in recent years has been impressive, yet the perception of the city to those outside is still negative, and locally the fear of crime is increasing.
“The new Grosvenor develop-ment will be policed by private security guards 24/7 to ensure such activity is not experienced within Liver-pool One’s bound-aries. What our members are demanding is a similar approach throughout the city centre.
“Why would you go outside the boundaries of Liverpool One, which will be a very safe place, into the rest of the city?”
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