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Essex Police has revealed plans to make all 99 of their Community Support Officers redundant, along with 65 other staff roles.

Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington says the proposed job cuts are needed because the government's funding settlement isn't enough, and they were faced with a budget shortfall of more than five million pounds next year.

The Home Office said forces across England had been provided with the resources they needed to "keep communities safe".

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