The Home Office invested 58,000 euros to improve facilities at the Civil Guard barracks
The number of Civil Guard troops has tripled in the last five years
The government delegate in Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, has co-chaired this morning the Local Security Board Alhama de Murcia, next to the local mayor, Juan Romero, which has given the security device for the upcoming gift conclusion of the festivities, while we have analyzed the security of the municipality.
The Government delegate highlighted the commendable work being carried out by the Security Forces of the State and pointed out that the template for the Civil Guard barracks in Alhama de Murcia has nearly tripled in the last five years as has been increased from 13 agents in 2004 to 36 in 2008, an increase of 176.9 percent.
In this regard, stressed the important and constant effort of the Government of Spain in the region to strengthen the staffing of the Security Forces of the State and thereby increase public safety in our region and each of its municipalities.
"The Government is making a big bet for safety for citizens to gain in quality of life and tranquility," he said.
The Government delegate also informed that the Ministry of Interior has allocated 58,000 euros for improvements in the Civil Guard barracks, which will adapt the facilities to the needs that have taken place as a result of increased staffing and provide better service to citizens.
Security Cooperation Agreement and victims of Domestic Violence
The delegate of the Government has proposed to the mayor of Alhama de Murcia in the development of the Local Safety Board, who signs a partnership agreement on Security to strengthen collaboration between local police and the Security Forces of the State.
This agreement will lead joint efforts include programs and planned such as the exchange of police information between the Guardia Civil and Local Police of Alhama.
This would allow both police could consult their respective databases in areas such as legal requisitions, missing persons, stolen vehicles and other issues of justice.
It would also allow intercommunication between rooms 062 and 092, and the joint use of offices and citizen complaints, in order to optimize human resources services common to both bodies.
Moreover, the Local Security Board would develop within six months, a Local Safety Plan setting out the existing problems at the municipal level and set targets.
The Government delegate also proposed the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Interior for the Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence, which sets criteria for coordination to ensure the effective implementation of legal measures of protection for victims of gender violence.
Tovar González noted that "such cooperation would be articulated through a series of criteria such as speed of action in situations of risk, providing higher quality and efficiency of care and protection to victims, offering a clear and accessible information on their rights and existing resources to be utilized in the jurisdiction concerned and provide legal and psychosocial support. "
In this regard, he recalled that this type of agreements already signed by some municipalities in the region and its extension to other "is a target because we will improve service delivery, optimize resources and progress in improving of public safety and protection to women victims of abuse. "
Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia