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Written question asked by David Amess (Conservative) on Monday, 11 May 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 May 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Friday, 15 May 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.

Police: Essex

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the police grant funding for Essex Police Authority was in 2008-09; how much is proposed for 2009-10; and if she will make a statement;
Answer

The information requested is set out in the table.The Government do not distribute grant to police authorities purely on the basis of population. The police funding formula uses a range of data relating to demographic and social characteristics to reflect the relative needs of each authority. Grant allocations also take into account the relative tax base of each authority. Grant allocations are stabilised by damping to limit year-on-year variations.

Essex police authority total grant funding 2008-09 and 2009-10
Total grant funding¹,² (£ million) Resident population (million)
2008-09 197.1 1.69
2009-10 202.2 1.70
¹ Total grant funding comprises: General Grant (Home Office Police Grant and Communities and Local Government Revenue Support Grant and National Non-Domestic Rates) and Specific Grants include—Crime Fighting Fund, Neighbourhood Policing Fund/Community Support Officers, Basic Command Unit Fund and Special Formula Grant (Rural Policing Fund, Special Priority Payments, Forensic (DNA) Grant, London/SE Allowance and Integrated Police Learning and Development Programme) and Capital Provision.
² Total Grant funding excludes the following for comparison purposes: Dedicated Security Grant, Pensions Deficit Grant and some minor grant flows.
Sources:
1. Grants: Home Office
2. Population: Office of National Statistics, mid year population estimates and projections as used in the police funding formula

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
492 c1090-1W; 275602
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Finance Essex Police
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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