Councillor Slams Police Force's Cost-Cutting Measures

Councillor slams police force's cost-cutting measures

Lib Dem councillor Sharon Gibbons has slammed cost-cutting measures at West Mercia Police.

Former chief inspector slams West Mercia Police cost-cutting measures

Staff at the force and at the police and crime commissioner’s (PCC) office have been given the option to resign in return for payment.

Government’s spending review a missed opportunity for policing, says Warwickshire Police chief

A MISSED opportunity for policing is how Warwickshire’s police chief has described the government’s spending review. Warwickshire police and crime commissioner Philip Seccombe also warns it will inevitably leave local taxpayers responsible for meeting the majority of the county’s police funding. He described the announcement by chancellor Rachel Reeves of an average 2.3 per cent increase in police funding as “misleading”, given that it included …

Police and Crime Commissioner: Spending review ‘risks damaging’ policing effectiveness

THE POLICE and Crime Commissioner has described the government’s recent spending review as “disappoint[ing]” and warned that it risks the effectiveness of policing in the country. Chancellor Rachel Reeves presented her spending review to Parliament on Wednesday, June 11, which laid out the budgets for different government departments and public services for the next three years. Among adjustments were an average rise of 3% for the NHS, which wou…