, the Mayor for York and North
Yorkshire, is asking for your views before he sets the amount
that goes to North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and
Rescue Service from your council tax bill, also known as the
precepts.
In his recent consultation to identify the public's priorities
for North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
Service, people said they wanted our police service to focus on
neighbourhood policing, violence against women and girls and
early intervention.
Within the Fire and Rescue Service people told us they wanted to
modernise our service, to ensure they could prevent and respond
to increased and changing risks.
Before setting the levels of precept for each emergency service
for 2025-2026, the Mayor would like to hear your views. Mayor
will then make his budget
proposals to the Police, Fire and Crime Panel in February.
The survey closes at midnight on Monday 20 January at 10:00am.
Start the survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/PreceptSurvey2025-26/
, Mayor of York and North
Yorkshire said:
“It is my priority to provide a safe place for everyone 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.”
ENDS
Notes to editors
The Office for Policing, Fire, Crime and Commissioning (OPFCC) is
part of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, which is
headed by the elected Mayor of York and North Yorkshire .
is the Deputy mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime and
was appointed by Mayor in June 2024.
Jo works closely with the Mayor and other partners to ensure
that communities, businesses and visitors to York and North
Yorkshire are safe and feel safe.
The OPFCC is a non-political impartial organisation, the purpose
of which is to support the Mayor to deliver legal their
responsibilities (their statutory duties)
