{"id":196939,"date":"2024-12-17T13:20:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T13:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/17\/council-tax-increases-to-raise-up-to-330m-for-police-forces\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T13:20:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T13:20:03","slug":"council-tax-increases-to-raise-up-to-330m-for-police-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/17\/council-tax-increases-to-raise-up-to-330m-for-police-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Council tax increases to raise up to \u00a3330m for police forces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Police forces in England and Wales could get up to \u00a317.4bn in funding in 2025-26, an increase of \u00a3986.9m, or 3.5%, on the previous year.<\/p>\n

However, around a third of the rise will be dependent on police and crime commissioners adding \u00a314 to the council tax of an average band D property.<\/p>\n

Home Office Minister Diana Johnson said the provisional settlement “strikes the balance between protecting taxpayers and providing funding for police forces”, in a written statement.<\/a><\/p>\n

But the Liberal Democrats’ home affairs spokesperson Lisa Smart said the government should be “properly funding the officers our communities need – not passing the buck to local police chiefs to put up people’s council tax instead”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The minister said that \u00a3230.3m of the additional funding would cover recent pay rises and compensate the police for higher employer taxes, announced in the Budget. <\/p>\n

In October, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that from next April, employers would have to pay national insurance at 15% on salaries above \u00a35,000, rather than the current 13.8% on salaries above \u00a39,100. <\/p>\n

The police funding settlement also includes \u00a3100m to begin recruiting the 13,000 additional neighbourhood police the Labour government promised to deliver. <\/p>\n

The total amount going to policing – including the money for local forces – will be \u00a319.5bn, a real terms increase of 3% on the previous year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Of the additional \u00a3986.9m going to local police forces, \u00a3657.1m is made up of an increase in government grants. <\/p>\n

The remaining \u00a3329.8m is expected to be raised by council tax increases.<\/p>\n

Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) have the power to increase council tax by up to \u00a314 for band D properties – and the equivalent proportional sum for other bands – without triggering a local referendum.<\/p>\n

PCCs are elected every four years and represent 39 areas across England and Wales. <\/p>\n

Last week, police chiefs told the BBC that neighbourhood police officer numbers could be cut unless the government covered the cost of pay rises and higher employer taxes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Home Office had promised to cover the costs; however some police forces have questioned if the funding boost will continue into future years. <\/p>\n

Sir Mark Rowley, head of the Metropolitan Police, has warned that 2,300 officers and 400 other staff might have to go in 2025 due to a \u00a3450m shortfall in its budget. <\/p>\n

Paul Gibson, the chief constable in Lincolnshire, said a 13% increase in the area’s population over the last 20 years had not been matched by an equivalent rise in funding.<\/p>\n

He said he would need an extra \u00a357m over the next three and a half years to maintain current operations. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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