PAC calls for more transparency of ‘hopelessly outdated’ police funding system that limits forces’ productivity

17th February 2026Sarah Gibbons, Contributing Editor, Policing Insight 1 Comment

A recent report by the Public Accounts Committee is calling for more transparency over what it described as the “hopelessly outdated” funding formula for police in England and Wales which is restricting forces’ ability to recruit the right staff and roll out new technology, and warns that the Home Office needs better understanding of how policy changes impact on policing resources, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports.

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PAC calls for more transparency of ‘hopelessly outdated’ police funding system that limits forces’ productivity

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