Updated: 6:20 PM April 20, 2021 Annie Austin, an Ely PCSO for more than 12 years, is taking early retirement following funding cuts at Cambridgeshire Constabulary. - Credit: POLICING EAST CAMBS FACEBOOK An Ely PCSO for more than 12 years is taking early retirement amid funding cuts at Cambridgeshire Constabulary that aim to save £1.7 million. PCSO Annie Austin declaring State 11 for the final time comes after Cambridgeshire chief constable Nick Dean announced last October that PCSO numbers would be slashed and a community safety team abolished this year. Annie Austin (front left), an Ely PCSO for more than 12 years, is taking early retirement following funding cuts at Cambridgeshire Constabulary.