It could soon be much easier to speak to the local police in Falmouth. Until now PACT (Partners and Communities Together) meetings have been held so that officers could speak to members of the local community. That may be set to change though as during January the police will be handing out questionnaires and simple to fill in forms to try and encourage more residents in the town to voice any concerns they may have.

The month long consultation is called “Have Your Say” and posters will be going up around Falmouth to tell you how to get in touch. The questionnaires and forms will be available to pick up from a variety of shops and businesses as well as the police station and Cornwall Council’s One Stop Shop.

A meeting will be held at the end of January to determine how successful the scheme has been and will be repeated again six months later.

PACT Chairman Paul Wickes is quoted in the Falmouth Packet as saying: “While the existing process has been efficient and democratic, it is not always accessible to people who work or who cannot make an early meeting.”

Do you have any concerns you’d like to raise with police? Do you think the system being trialled sounds more convenient? Are you more likely to use this method than attend a PACT meeting?