Yesterday I wrote to the Home Secretary regarding the announcement of Government funding for policing made just before Christmas.
The figures published to Parliament in December will leave Thames Valley Police £9m worse off than we expected when preparing the budget! Thos estimates were not based on optimism, but on the Government's own Comprehensive Spending Review carried out last summer.
The police settlement announced by Government yesterday confirmed Thames Valley Police’s core funding will be £8.8m less than expected, barely covering the costs of inflation and pay increases.
Thames Valley Police has now donated 10 vehicles to Ukraine through the Pick Ups for Peace (P4P) initiative, following our latest contribution of two retired police motorbikes and a car.
Part 2 of the Angiolini Inquiry makes stark reading for many in policing, but report by Lady Elish Angiolini has praised the work of Thames Valley Police’s Project Vigilant - making our town centres safer on a night out.
