In a conversation with the Cranfield and Marston Vale Chronicle, Bedfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, talks about the lack of funding for her force.

There are not enough police officers to go around, so the public should not expect an immediate response if there isn't a threat to someone's safety.

"We run out of officers on our response section who deliver those 999 and 101 responses, every single day and every single night because of the life-threatening crime happening in that single same second around the county."

Ms. Holloway said that Bedfordshire police is not alone in this, but that it is particularly exposed as it is in the lowest quartile for funding nationally and lowest quartile for council tax receipts.

She added that Bedfordshire Police has also had to make savings of over £34 million.

Ms. Holloway also discusses her role as PCC and how residents can help to improve policing.