Extract from close of business adjournment debate on Antisocial Behaviour (Vehicles) - June 14
Tuesday, 15 June 2021 08:03
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Victoria Atkins):...Overall, police funding available to Police
and Crime Commissioners has increased by up to £668 million in
2021-22, and on 4 February this year, the Government published a
total police funding settlement of up to £15.8 billion in this
financial year, an increase of up to £600 million compared with the
previous year. We are also committed to giving the police the
resources they need to tackle crime...Request free trial
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home
Department ():...Overall, police funding available to Police and Crime Commissioners has
increased by up to £668 million in 2021-22, and on 4 February this
year, the Government published a total police funding settlement of
up to £15.8 billion in this financial year, an increase of up to
£600 million compared with the previous year. We are also committed
to giving the police the resources they need to tackle crime
through increasing the number of police officers by 20,000 by March
2023. I am delighted to say that, as of the end of March this year,
8,771 additional officers had been recruited across England and
Wales. That is ahead of schedule, but we will continue to recruit
in order to meet our target of 20,000...
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