Police funding reduced by almost £300 million

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Police funding reduced by almost £300 million

Finances for Home Office's policing budget set out five per cent reduction while IPCC and HMIC get more funding.

Date - 17th December 2014
By - Jasmin McDermott - Police Oracle

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The Home Office's policing budget will be cut by almost £300 million, it has been announced. Policing Minister Mike Penning announced that total government funding for policing for 2015/16 would be £8.2 billion - a reduction of...

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