Wardens Are Response to Public's Demands

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I READ with interest Keith Sharp's comments on Teignbridge Council's community environment wardens ('Wardens plan is threat to our civil liberties', September 2) and thought it might be helpful to clarify some of the facts about the service.

Far from being 'untrained', community environment wardens take a City & Guilds Course in being an Accredited Person. The team are vetted by the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, and the Chief Constable has to be satisfied that the organisation and individual members of the team have undertaken the relevant training.

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Wardens Are Response to Public's Demands

Accreditation is granted for two years, after which the organisation has to re-apply and its staff undergo refresher training before consideration is g...

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