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<p>We reviewed the changing and increasingly complex demands on the police. We are
proposing a funding settlement that will provide total funding of up to £14 billion
for 2019-20 in England and Wales, an increase of up to £970m compared to 2018/19,
including precept, pensions funding and national investment. Funding for the police
in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter.</p><p><br>It is for Chief Constables in
conjunction with their Police and Crime Commis-sioners as part of their forward planning
to determine the amount of police officers they will require to help them deal with
any emerging pressures.</p><p><br>The Government is already supporting the police
sector to respond to pres-sures arising from the United Kingdom leaving the European
Union. We have provided £2.4 million to the National Chiefs’ Police Council and have
also paid £845k to Kent Police for their European Union Exit planning.</p><p><br>We
are engaging closely with the police sector in relation to planning and funding pressures
in relation to the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.</p>
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