Avon and Somerset Police says it is temporarily moving four officers to work on domestic abuse.
A Somerset farmer says he has been left frustrated by Avon and Somerset Police's decision to temporarily redeploy members of their Rural Crime Team over the summer.It leaves the rural crime team down to two staff members - an Inspector and a Police Community Support Officer .Jeremy Padfield, 56, farms in Stratton-on-the-Fosse. He is also the chairman of the Froome, Bath and North East Somerset branch of the National Farmers Union .
"Demand during the summer increases by around 20 per cent and last year, we saw incidents graded as requiring an immediate or priority response rise by around 30 per cent. "This was not a decision I’ve taken lightly, but we must deploy our resources to meet demand and where the threat, harm and risk is highest."
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