It is an understatement to say that the figures for the numbers of the National Police in Quimper put forward by the prefect of Finistère on Friday December 13 during the signing of the coordination agreement between the National Police and the municipal police caused a reaction. “This made Quimper colleagues who have difficult working conditions jump,” assures Franck Carlier, deputy departmental secretary of Un1té (ex-SGP Police FO), the first police union in Finistère.
33 fewer according to Un1té
Alain Espinasse announced a workforce of 134 agents in 2024 in the Quimper constituency. “We had 132 National Police officers in September 2016,” he assured. “That’s two more. But what is interesting is to know that in 2016, we had 95 CEA (Supervision and Enforcement Corps), either the peacekeepers or chief brigadiers, the forces which are on the public highway or on duty at reception at the police station. Today we have 108. So we have increased this body by thirteen, which brings together peacekeepers, officers and majors. We have restructured to the detriment of administrative staff to strengthen our presence on public roads. »
A figure of 95 officers and guards on public roads that the union contests. “The reality is that we are at 62, plus four assistant police officers and a student peacekeeper, in total on the public highway,” corrects the departmental secretary. “And this is the maximum workforce, to which must be added 24-hour work, 12-hour shifts, and night colleagues. We are therefore far from the 108 personnel in uniform on the public highway. The account is not there at all. For 33 more, we sign straight away. If we were at that figure, we wouldn’t ask for anything. »
“The situation is exhausting”
Alain Heernaert, union delegate, assures that on average over a year, a Quimper police officer has nearly 150 hours of overtime under his belt. “And I’m not talking to you about time savings accounts. The situation is exhausting, there are not enough staff and the conditions are affected by an overload of work for the police officers. We tinker, we are reminded of our rest times. It is the safety of officials and citizens that is at stake. And unfortunately we are not always available for interventions.”
A situation that union representatives raised this Wednesday, December 18 with the prefect during a social administration committee in the prefecture, calling, as in Brest, for a strengthening of the workforce in Quimper, Morlaix and Concarneau.
