But the others refused, resulting in longer stays and higher costs (and a fee for every visit, while the better group happened to be the only salaried one).
Ms Yeo, who is also the leader of the Labour group in Ashford, president of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA), and the vice-chair of Labour's National Executive Committee, said it would give "communities a real chance to engage and say how they want policing delivered in their areas".