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Provisional Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2021/22
17 December 2020
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Home Office
At a Glance
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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