As part of his latest consultation, , Mayor for York and North
Yorkshire, along with , Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime, visited the
Walmgate area of York to gather people's views on the amounts
they are willing to pay for North Yorkshire Police and North
Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service from their council tax bill,
also known as the precepts.
In his recent consultation to inform the Police and Crime, and
Fire and Rescue Plans, people said they wanted our police service
to focus on a range of issues including neighbourhood policing,
violence against women and girls and early intervention.
People also said they wanted to address underinvestment in North
Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service to modernise and improve fire
stations and equipment, and to ensure the Service can prevent and
respond to new and increasing risks, such as those related to
climate change.
Supporting an increase of 29 pence per week for our FIRE
service (Band D property) would raise around £4.7
million, allowing the Service to maintain the current delivery of
services and make some improvements. For example, it would help
fund crucial upgrades to fire stations, enhance firefighter
safety and welfare with better equipment and training, and reduce
debt, making the fire service more stable and financially secure.
Supporting an increase of 27 pence per week for our
POLICE service (Band D property) would raise around £4.4
million, matching the organisation's inflationary pressures.
Current levels of service delivery would be maintained and it
would hopefully allow some investment. For example, in
neighbourhood policing, early intervention and prevention
activities and tackling violence against women and girls.
Before setting the levels of precept for each emergency service
for 2025-2026, the Mayor would like to hear the views of
residents across York and North Yorkshire. He will then make his
budget proposals to the Police, Fire and Crime Panel in February
2025.
The survey is open until Monday 20 January.
Start the survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/PreceptSurvey2025-26/
, Mayor of York and North
Yorkshire said:
“Everyone deserves to feel safe in our region, whether they
are at home, work, or in public. It is my priority to provide
safe places for all in York and North Yorkshire. This includes
providing emergency services that can keep everyone who lives
here, works here or visits us, safe and feeling safe.
“One of my roles is to set the precepts for both North
Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
Service.
“Balancing the budgets against rising costs and
underinvestment, especially in our fire service, has led to
challenging times. Asking for more investment to develop and
maintain our services is never a task taken lightly.
“It is vital that I hear your views, before I make any
decision. So please take a few minutes and go to
YourPoliceAndFire.com and tell me what you think.”
Throughout this consultation, members from the Office for
Policing, Fire, Crime and Commissioning will be visiting
communities across York and North Yorkshire to hear their views.
Early next year the Mayor, and Deputy Mayor for Policing Fire and
Crime, , will be visiting Selby and Filey to hear residents'
views.
More information about the consultation is available online,
here: https://bit.ly/Precepts25-26
