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A fair share? Police force funding and precept levels in England and Wales for 2023/4

SUBSCRIBE 18th April 2023Ian Wiggett - Policing Insight
It’s long been argued that the police funding formula in England and Wales, which relies mainly on a combination of central government grant and locally set precept, is in need of reform, and fails to recognise the areas of greatest need; Policing Insight’s Ian Wiggett looks at the increasing dependence on the precept, the challenges around deprivation, and whether politicians are really willing to tackle a funding conundrum that has no comfortable fix.

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