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<p><del class="ministerial">The Government has committed to increasing the number
of police officers by 20,000 over the next three years. We are committed to giving
police the resources, tools and powers they need to tackle the scourge of crime.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">The Home Office does not hold figures for the number of police
officer vacancies advertised prior to 23 July 2019.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Police
and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) had previously announced plans to recruit 3000 additional
officers in 2019/20. The recruitment of 20,000 officers announced by the Government
is in addition to these numbers already announced by PCCs.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The
Prime Minister and Home Secretary have announced the recruitment of 20,000 extra officers
over the next three years. This demonstrates our commitment to support the police
and give them extra resource to protect the public and keep us all safe. </ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">The allocation of officers across England and Wales is yet to
be confirmed. We are working closely with police leaders to put in place the plans
and systems to deliver on our commitment. Police budgets and force level funding will
be set out in the usual way at the provisional police settlement. </ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">On 31 March 2019, Leicester police force had 1,829 police officers,
and increase of 2.9% from March 2018. </ins></p>
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