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House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement

Provisional Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2021/22

17 December 2020 · Home Office

Proposed by Kit Malthouse Con North West Hampshire

Policing & Resources

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At a glance

Key points

  • The government is providing a 636 million increase on the 2020/21 funding settlement for police in England and Wales, totalling up to 15.8 billion.
  • This funding includes an additional 415 million to recruit 6,000 more police officers.
  • Enhanced support for serious and organised crime units and counter-terrorism policing is also part of the funding.

Issue summary

The statement addresses the provisional police funding settlement for England and Wales in 2021/22.

Action requested

The government is providing a £636 million increase on the 2020/21 funding settlement, totalling up to £15.8 billion. This includes an additional £415 million for recruiting 6,000 more officers and enhanced support for serious and organised crime units as well as counter-terrorism policing.

Key facts

  • Overall policing system funding: £15.8 billion (increase of £636 million from 2020/21).
  • Available funding to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will increase by up to an additional £703 million.
  • Recruitment grants for year 2 of the Police Uplift Programme: £415 million for 6,000 officers.
  • Precept flexibility allows PCCs to raise an additional £15 Band D precept without a referendum.
  • Capital funding: £12.3 million for local forces and £52.3 million for national priorities.
  • Counter-terrorism policing funding: up to £914 million in 2021/22.
  • National policing programmes and priorities funding: £1.1 billion.
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