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| Call to end police funding 'shambles' | Call to end police funding 'shambles' |
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| An independent panel should assist the Home Office in devising a new funding formula for police forces in England and Wales, a committee of MPs has said. | An independent panel should assist the Home Office in devising a new funding formula for police forces in England and Wales, a committee of MPs has said. |
| A statistical error in October led some forces to wrongly assume they would be losing money for 2016-17, while others thought their budgets were to increase. | A statistical error in October led some forces to wrongly assume they would be losing money for 2016-17, while others thought their budgets were to increase. |
| The Home Affairs Select Committee says it hopes its proposal will help remedy "the shambles we have seen so far". | The Home Affairs Select Committee says it hopes its proposal will help remedy "the shambles we have seen so far". |
| The government said it would consider the recommendations carefully. | The government said it would consider the recommendations carefully. |
| The amount of money each police force receives from the government is based on a funding formula, which assesses population size, social and economic factors, crime rates and other data. | The amount of money each police force receives from the government is based on a funding formula, which assesses population size, social and economic factors, crime rates and other data. |
| Last month, the to the way the money is allocated after acknowledging its plans had been based on flawed calculations - the wrong set of figures had been used to decide how deprived each police area was. | |
| In a report on the planned reforms, the Home Affairs Committee suggests a panel made up of auditors, accountants, statisticians and police policy experts assist the government to reach the new formula. | In a report on the planned reforms, the Home Affairs Committee suggests a panel made up of auditors, accountants, statisticians and police policy experts assist the government to reach the new formula. |
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| Home Affairs Committee chairman Keith Vaz said the current police funding formula had become unfit for purpose, but the recent errors had "gravely damaged" the service's confidence in the creation of a new deal. | Home Affairs Committee chairman Keith Vaz said the current police funding formula had become unfit for purpose, but the recent errors had "gravely damaged" the service's confidence in the creation of a new deal. |
| "Police forces found themselves on a rollercoaster, where at the stroke of a pen they saw their funding allocation plummet in some cases and rise meteorically in others, with nobody able to explain why," he added. | "Police forces found themselves on a rollercoaster, where at the stroke of a pen they saw their funding allocation plummet in some cases and rise meteorically in others, with nobody able to explain why," he added. |
| Chancellor George Osborne said in the Autumn Statement there would be no cuts to the police budget in real terms, and Mr Vaz said this gave the Home Office a "real opportunity". | Chancellor George Osborne said in the Autumn Statement there would be no cuts to the police budget in real terms, and Mr Vaz said this gave the Home Office a "real opportunity". |
| "We hope the assistance and advice of external experts will deliver a fair and effective funding formula." | "We hope the assistance and advice of external experts will deliver a fair and effective funding formula." |
| The committee said funding for police needed to recognise the "full range" of demands on forces. | The committee said funding for police needed to recognise the "full range" of demands on forces. |
| It said this included specific local issues caused by policing airports and tourist areas; emerging offences such as cyber-crime, child exploitation and radicalisation; and counter-terrorism resources for all forces across the country. | It said this included specific local issues caused by policing airports and tourist areas; emerging offences such as cyber-crime, child exploitation and radicalisation; and counter-terrorism resources for all forces across the country. |
| Policing minister Mike Penning said: "The current model for allocating police funding is complex, opaque and out-of-date. That was why we consulted on principles for reform of funding arrangements... | Policing minister Mike Penning said: "The current model for allocating police funding is complex, opaque and out-of-date. That was why we consulted on principles for reform of funding arrangements... |
| "We have always said that we will only be successful in achieving our aim of building a fit-for-purpose and sustainable model with considerable input from policing partners. The government notes the committee's report and will respond formally in due course." | "We have always said that we will only be successful in achieving our aim of building a fit-for-purpose and sustainable model with considerable input from policing partners. The government notes the committee's report and will respond formally in due course." |