PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Police: Finance (4 January 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the funding received by police forces operating in areas where crime levels are rising.
Asked by:
Dame Meg Hillier (Labour)
Asked by:
Dame Meg Hillier (Labour)
Answer
Police reform is working and crime is falling. According to the independent Crime Survey for England and Wales, crime has fallen by more than a quarter since 2010. This is the lowest level since the survey began in 1981.
The Government has protected overall police spending in real terms over the Spending Review period, when precept is taken into account. This is an increase of up to £900 million in cash terms by 2019/20. Funding allocations for individual police force areas were published in the Provisional Police Grant Report on 17 December.
Answered by:
Sir Mike Penning (Conservative)
7 January 2016
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