Who do the private police in Bristol protect?

Joanna Booth
3 min readSep 24, 2022

In Bristol’s city centre, the businesses have been paying Avon and Somerset Police for access to their own police officers.

PCSO Nathaniel Naylor joined the City Centre Neighbourhood Team with over 5 years of experience in the industry. He is employed by Avon & Somerset Constabulary and funded solely by Bristol City Centre BID.

“Nat works with our levy-paying businesses to reach improved outcomes in all aspects of crime and anti-social behaviour,” the city centre BID say. Nat responds to direct requests from businesses, in…

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