(file photo)Changes to police safety orders can't come soon enough for South Canterbury police who are being called to up to 40 family harm incidents a week. He said public holidays, such as Easter, at the end of next week, can be a particularly difficult time for those dealing with family harm incidents. At the weekend police dealt with 12 family harm incidents. SUPPLIED Police safety orders (PSO) will be extended to up to 10 days from July 1. "There needs to be a whole community response in terms of family harm, 60 per cent of episodes we attend involve children.

Source: Stuff April 08, 2019 04:32 UTC