Police Grant Report

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:56 pm on 9 February 2022.

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Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham 2:56, 9 February 2022

It is not me saying that Durham is an efficient force. The inspectorate said that it is an “outstanding” force in that regard. It lost 325 officers. It will still be worse off by 153 officers by the end of the uplift, and the reason for that is the low precept in the council tax base in County Durham. Unless that is sorted out, the force will never be able to afford the Minister’s ambitions, unlike the Chancellor’s constituency, which will end up with 190 more police officers than it had in 2020.