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£200,000 taken from criminals used to back community projects
A total of 36 community and voluntary organisations from across the Thames Valley have secured funding through the latest round of the Community Fund, helping to deliver a wide range of projects aimed at preventing crime and improving public safety.
£200,000 seized from criminals available to local community groups
A total of £200,000 of grant funding is available for community and voluntary groups to apply for to help reduce crime across Thames Valley.
Home Office is underfunding neighbourhood police officers
Just days before the budget is set for Thames Valley Police, the Home Office has dropped another bombshell.
Not only did the funding announcement in December leave the Force £9m worse of that we expected based on the Government’s own numbers, the latest news looks set to cost a further £2m each year due to underfunding from the Home Office.