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<p>The 2019/20 police funding settlement provides the biggest increase in police funding
since 2010, with more money for local police forces, counter terrorism and tackling
serious and organised crime.</p><p>Total funding is increasing by over £1 billion
in 2019/20, including council tax, extra funding for pensions costs, and the serious
violence fund.</p><p>Each Police and Crime Commissioner receives the same percentage
change in core grant funding each year.</p><p>Core grant funding figures are published
each year in the annual police funding settlement: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-finance"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-finance</a></p><p>Figures
for the years 2015/16 to 2018/19 are also published in a statistics publication on
police funding here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-funding-for-england-and-wales-2015-to-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-funding-for-england-and-wales-2015-to-2019</a><br>The
North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) total funding is £155.8 million
in 2019/20, an increase of £9.4 million compared to 2018/19.</p>
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