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1657369

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to conduct a review of the funding formula for Police Forces.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	197279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises that the current police funding formula is out of date and no longer accurately reflects demand on policing. A review of the funding formula was launched in Autumn 2021 to ensure that it fairly and transparently distributes the circa £8.6bn of annual core grant funding across the 43 police forces in England and Wales.</p><p>We are working towards completing the first phase of the review and are considering the demands facing each police force and the relative impact of local factors on forces. We have engaged closely with the policing sector throughout the review, and this work continues.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/09/2023 11:39:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1663546

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to reinstate capital grants for police forces in England.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	201400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>From 2022/23 all forces received their core funding as resource grant. This provides maximum flexibility and options for investing in critical infrastructure and is in line with funding for local authorities as set out at the Local Government Finance Settlement.</p><p>We will consider these funding arrangements at the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/10/2023 16:19:37 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1660478

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase funding for the police.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	199347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>On 31 January, the Government confirmed a total police funding settlement of up to £17.2 billion in 2023/24, an increase of up to £313.8 million when compared to 2022/23.</p><p>Since then, the Home Office have announced a further £330 million of in year funding to support forces in managing the costs associated to the 2023/24 pay award. This is in addition to grant increases announced previously at the 2023/24 settlement.</p><p>This investment in the policing system continues to support policing, delivering resources to the front line and delivering the high-end capabilities needed in modern policing.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/09/2023 11:49:45 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1676842

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that police forces across the UK have sufficient funding to meet the needs of their communities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL1084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is proposing a total police funding settlement of up to £18.4 billion in 2024-25, an increase of up to £842.9 million when compared to 2023-24. Assuming full take up of precept flexibility, overall police funding available to PCCs will increase by up to £922.2 million (6.0% in cash terms).</p><p>Decisions about the allocation of police resources locally, are a matter for Chief Constables and directly elected local policing bodies (including Police and Crime Commissioners, Mayors exercising with PCC functions and the London Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime).</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/12/2023 15:08:27 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1687533

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to complete its review of the police funding formula before the end of this Parliamentary session.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	uin	13133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is clear on the need to review the distribution of funding across forces in England and Wales, which is why we are undertaking a review of the formula. We have engaged closely with the policing sector on an evidence-based assessment of policing demand and the relative impact of local factors on forces, and this work remains ongoing.</p><p>Our priority is to deliver a robust, future-proofed funding formula that allocates funding in a fair and transparent manner. Although we are working to introduce new funding arrangements as soon as feasible, their quality and longevity is our focus.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/02/2024 15:46:14 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1669017

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) equity of the police allocation formula for Bedfordshire.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	uin	1283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises that the current police funding formula is out of date and no longer accurately reflects demand on policing.</p><p>A review of the funding formula is underway to ensure that it fairly and transparently distributes the circa £8.6bn of annual core grant funding across the 43 police forces in England and Wales, including Bedfordshire.</p><p>We are working towards completing the first phase of the review and are considering the demands facing each police force and the relative impact of local factors on forces. We have engaged closely with the policing sector throughout the review, and this work continues.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/11/2023 17:46:10 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern