Bedfordshire gets funding boost to tackle violent crime

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Bedfordshire gets funding boost to tackle violent crime

Bedfordshire is to get £2.1m extra to tackle violent crime and extremism.

Date - 18th March 2021
By - Chris Smith

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Just days before standing down, Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has confirmed extra government funding because the force is an exceptional case, Kathryn Holloway said the Special Grant from the Home Office was set to be...

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