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| Police to get up to £450m extra funding in Government U-turn | |
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| The Government is increasing police funding by up to £450m in a U-turn coming after ministers repeatedly refused requests for extra money. | |
| Nick Hurd, the policing minister, said the money must be used alongside continued “efficiencies” and reserves to ensure forces have the resources they need. | Nick Hurd, the policing minister, said the money must be used alongside continued “efficiencies” and reserves to ensure forces have the resources they need. |
| “I have listened to Police and Crime Commissioners, chief constables and frontline officers,” he told the House of Commons. | “I have listened to Police and Crime Commissioners, chief constables and frontline officers,” he told the House of Commons. |
| “It is clear that there is a shifting pattern of demand on police.” | “It is clear that there is a shifting pattern of demand on police.” |
| He cited the increased terror threat and rising number of victims coming forward to report hidden crimes such as domestic abuse, modern slavery and child sexual exploitation. | |
| The Home Office said the budget for counter-terror policing will go up by 7 per cent, seeing a £50m increase to at least £757m. | The Home Office said the budget for counter-terror policing will go up by 7 per cent, seeing a £50m increase to at least £757m. |
| There will also be £130m extra for Government priorities such as digital technology and special grants to help forces with exceptional costs. | There will also be £130m extra for Government priorities such as digital technology and special grants to help forces with exceptional costs. |
| Police forces will have access to £175m Police Transformation Fund to drive new technology and reform. | Police forces will have access to £175m Police Transformation Fund to drive new technology and reform. |
| The increase calculated by the Government depends on an increased use of “precept” – the amount of money taken out of council tax for policing. | |
| Locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners have been urged to raise precept contributions by up to £1 a month for a typical household, potentially driving an increase of £270m in England and Wales. | |
| Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, said the settlement would “ensure forces have the resources they need to keep us safe”. | Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, said the settlement would “ensure forces have the resources they need to keep us safe”. |
| “Taxpayers will invest more money in forces because the work our officers do to protect us is absolutely vital, and we recognise demand is changing,” she added. | “Taxpayers will invest more money in forces because the work our officers do to protect us is absolutely vital, and we recognise demand is changing,” she added. |
| “However, my message to police forces is that this increased investment must mean we raise the pace of reform. | “However, my message to police forces is that this increased investment must mean we raise the pace of reform. |
| “For too long embracing digital and increasing productivity have been tomorrow’s policing problems – now they are today’s necessities. The Government is committed to meeting this challenge and we want policing to do the same.” | “For too long embracing digital and increasing productivity have been tomorrow’s policing problems – now they are today’s necessities. The Government is committed to meeting this challenge and we want policing to do the same.” |