Extract from Spring Statement 2019 - Mar 13
Thursday, 14 March 2019 08:34
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr Philip Hammond):...Thirdly, the
recent surge in knife crime represents a personal tragedy for the
scores of families of victims, and I know I speak for the whole
House when I offer my deepest sympathies to them. We must, and we
will, stamp out this menace. Police funding is due to rise by up to
£970 million from April. Many Police and Crime
Commissioners have already committed to using this extra
funding to recruit and train extra police...Request free trial
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr Philip
Hammond):...Thirdly, the recent surge in knife crime
represents a personal tragedy for the scores of families of
victims, and I know I speak for the whole House when I offer my
deepest sympathies to them. We must, and we will, stamp out this
menace. Police funding is due to rise by up to £970 million from
April. Many Police
and Crime Commissioners have already committed to using
this extra funding to recruit and train extra police officers, but
that takes time and action is needed now. So the Prime Minister and
I have decided, exceptionally, to make available immediately to
police forces in England an additional £100 million over the course
of the next year, ring-fenced to pay for additional overtime
targeted specifically on knife crime, and for new violent crime
reduction units, to deliver a wider cross-agency response to this
epidemic. Ahead of the spending review, my right hon. Friend the
Home Secretary will work with the police to consider how best to
prioritise resources going forward, including newly funded
manpower, to ensure a lasting solution to this problem...
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