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<p>In October 2019 Home Office confirmed officer allocations for every force in England
and Wales in the first year of the uplift. The Home Office is working with the National
Police Chiefs’ Council to support all forces deliver these allocations.</p><p>Merseyside
Police has been allocated 200 officers in year 1 of the uplift. Merseyside Police
will receive up to £359.4m in funding in 2020/21 an increase of up to £27.1m on 2019/20,
and of up to £46.8m compared to 2018/19.</p><p>The Home Office publishes the statistical
series 'Police workforce, England and Wales' on a biannual basis. The next publication
is scheduled for release on Thursday 30 January and will contain information on the
number of officers in post as at 30 September 2019. Data on joiners and leavers are
published annually, in the July release of the bulletin, which covers the situation
as at 31 March.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-announces-first-wave-of-20000-police-officer-uplift"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-announces-first-wave-of-20000-police-officer-uplift</a></p>
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