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The head of West Midlands Police has told LBC closing front counters at stations would be ‘one of his last choices’ when looking at where to save money. Loading audio...

Craig Guildford made the claim just days after the Metropolitan Police confirmed it’s looking to shut almost half of London’s remaining public desks.

Asked if he would ever sanction the same move, the West Midlands chief constable told Nick Ferrari: “I would if I had to but that would be one of the last choices.

“Police stations are very important for reassurance - the flag, the front desk - but they’re certainly not all required 24/7.

“I’ve never closed one, in fact I think I’ve opened another two, but they're not open 24/7.

“I think you’ve got to be a bit more creative about how you send some of the staf

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