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Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 March 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Friday, 27 March 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.


Police: Coastal Areas

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions her Department has had with chief constables on recognising (a) transience and (b) visitor numbers when allocating policing resources to seaside and coastal towns.
Answer

I have regular meetings with chief constables and police authorities to discuss police resources. The impact of visitor numbers on police resources has previously been raised as part of those discussions.The Police Allocation Formula Working Group is in the process of reviewing the police funding formula for the next CSR period (2011-12 to 2013-14). These issues will be considered by the group in the near future.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
490 c779-80W;490 c775-6W; 265494
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Coastal areas Police
Link
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