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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

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

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

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

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

1582933

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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, if she will make a comparative assessment of the potential merits of providing (a) single-year and (b) multi-year financial settlements for police forces.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	137925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Spending Review 2021 provided certainty on budgets for all forces across England and Wales, with total funding increases confirmed for 3 years. In June 2022, the government also provided additional funding of £350m over 3 years to support forces in meeting the costs of the 2022 pay award. This has enabled forces to plan ahead and ensure they are delivering efficiency savings to generate the best value for money for the tax payer.</p><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 £287 million when compared to 2022/23. This settlement honours the commitments made at Spending Review 2021, giving forces the certainty to plan, complete and maintain their work to recruit additional officers through the Police Uplift Programme.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/02/2023 14:28:15 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1567197

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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 alter the police funding formula; and if she will take steps to increase police funding in areas with more properties in lower council tax bands.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	124098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 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, and the Home Office is preparing to publish a first public consultation early this year. This will set out the broad principles of the Review and consult on the purpose, structure and components of a new formula.</p><p>In developing a new formula, we are considering the demands facing each police force and the relative impact of local factors on the resource required to meet demand.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/01/2023 15:44:21 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1549501

registered interest
date	07/12/2022
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 impact of inflation on the police precept; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of alternative methods towards providing funding for local police services.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	105543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>Around two thirds of police funding comes from central Government grants, as well as additional funding for specific purposes like crime reduction programmes. The remaining funding is drawn from a share of council tax known as “precept”. In total for 2022-23, the Government will provide around £10bn of grant funding to PCCs, with up to £4.9bn drawn from police precept.</p><p>Setting precept levels is a decision for elected Police and Crime Commissioners, taking into account local priorities. Central Government set upper limits on the amount that precept may be increased each year in England. Any proposed increase above that limit is subject to a local referendum. Council tax policy in Wales is a matter for the devolved Government.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 15/12/2022 17:16:53 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1548829

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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, how much was provided to police forces through (a) the DCLG grant, (b) the Welsh grant and (c) other grants in 2010/11.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	104364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is available online, on the Government website, at the link listed below. The tables show police forces’ funding allocations for 2010-11 which contain information on the DCLG grant, Welsh grant and other grants.</p><p><a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2009-11-26/debates/09112628000414/PoliceGrants" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2009-11-26/debates/09112628000414/PoliceGrants</a></p><p>It is not possible to make direct comparisons between current police funding figures and police funding in the years before 2015-16 due to a number of significant changes in the structure of police funding and the structure of policing over the period.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/12/2022 13:18:44 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones