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<p>Following the most recent valuation of the police pension schemes, the additional
cost to policing in 2020-21 of employer contributions to police pensions is currently
estimated to be £316 million.</p><p>The 2020-21 police funding settlement will increase
funding available to the policing system by £1.1 billion next year. This includes
general Government grant funding, pensions grant, council tax precept and investment
in national priorities, and is the biggest funding increase in a decade. This substantial
increase in funding will enable forces to meet their financial pressures as well as
to invest in the recruitment of additional officers.</p><p>The written ministerial
statement on the settlement, including details of the proposed pensions grant, can
be accessed at: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-01-22/HCWS51/"
target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-01-22/HCWS51/</a></p>
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