In light of the next round of expected ConDemocrat funding cuts due to be announced next month Humberside Police Authority have decided to engage with the public for a "Big Conversation" as is increasingly becoming the vogue at the moment. Hosted from the Humberside Police Web Site members of the public are encouraged to provide feedback to the Chair of the Humberside Police Authority to help the authority decide when and where to cut. A statement on the Humberside Police Authority web site reads "..like other public services, as we approach 2011 and the years beyond, we have some difficult financial decisions to make. Before we consider making any changes we want to make sure we have listened, and made sure we are as informed as possible about what the public want from their police force in the future." The on line survey its self deals with several key aspects of the force's provision in Humberside, including asking residents to prioritise activities such as tackling violent crime over antisocial behaviour and also addresses the accessibility of police stations and police station counter services. Its clear from the tone and nature of questions asked that the Authority is going to face some tough spending decisions over the next year or so, and we may see some local police station counter services close or begin to operate on an appointment based system. The questionnaire also deals with how the police respond in terms of both response time with regard to certain types of crime, and also method used. Canvassing the public to see if email, text and telephone could be used as an alternative to some forms of crime committed against the house holder. Once you have been through the questionnaire you are then given an exercise where you as a member of the public are encouraged to spend your police budget (�140) over the 14 areas the police authority currently uses for budgetary planning purposes. Overall an interesting insight into the world of policing and perhaps a warning of where we can expect to see funding depleted over the next 12 months or so. Clearly the police will have their priorities and their experts will doubtless guide them, but it is important that essential social issues and building blocks such as tacking anti-social behaviour are not side stepped in an attempt to gain extra kudos when fighting higher profile crimes; issues such as anti-social behaviour can so easily blight a community and create a bedrock on which petty crime can escalate easily. Are you concerned over the effect that police spending cuts may have in your community? What are your views on anti-social behaviour, do you agree if its not tackled that it can lead to bigger crimes? Leave us your views below, we'd be very interested to hear!