A new Police Information Point is to be launched in Corsham at the Corsham Police Station on

Monday 10th of May 2010 following the successful pilots in

Highworth, Wootton Basset and Tisbury.

Sergeant Alex Reid, from the Corsham Neighbourhood Policing

Team, said: “The opening of these Police Information Points is an excellent

example of the community and the police working together to provide the public

with information on a range of Wiltshire Police services.”

Volunteers staff the Police Information Points and direct

people to local services, issue police forms to the public, receive and record

lost and stolen property, and make appointments for visitors to speak to their

neighbourhood officers.

However, there are some services such as taking reports of

crime, dealing with people reporting on bail, road traffic collisions and

checking vehicle documents, which will still need to be dealt with at Police

Enquiry Offices such as those in Swindon, Melksham, Marlborough, Trowbridge, Chippenham

and Salisbury.

“Initially the Information Point will be open between 10am and

2pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. However, if the community in Corsham

use the facility and people are willing to come forward as volunteers then we

will look to staff it according to local needs and wishes,” continued Sergeant

Alex Reid.

“If the Information Points continue to be a success, the force

hopes to extend them into other areas.”