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Written question asked by Dai Davies (Independent (affiliation)) on Tuesday, 21 October 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 October 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 November 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.

Police: Gwent

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effect on the delivery of policing in Gwent of the proposed changes to the level of police grant for the forthcoming financial year.
Answer

The Government announced last year provisional funding totals for the three year period 2008-09 to 2010-11. The stability of funding provided by a three year settlement enables police authorities to develop medium term financial strategies and control their spending. We will finalise grant allocation for 2009-10 shortly.Gwent police authority received £80.6 million in general grant for 2008-09, an increase of 2.5 per cent. (£2.0 million) over 2007-08. This is in line with the minimum increase guaranteed for all police authorities in England and Wales. Gwent benefits from this decision. If the needs based police funding formula had been strictly applied it would have received £2.3 million less.Between 2006-07 and 2007-08, the Gwent police force area experienced a nine per cent. fall in overall crime, a 20 per cent. fall in theft of a motor vehicle, and violence against the person had fallen by 13 per cent. during the same period.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
483 c1259-60W; 229961
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Police Gwent
Link
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