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13/05/2010
Spending On Police Rises By 50%
Spending on the provision of police services in England and Wales grew by nearly 50% between 1999 and 2009.
That's according to a new report published today by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.
Police expenditure 1999-2009, the first independent study of police authority spending over the last decade, found that police expenditure grew in real terms from £9.83 billion in 1998/1999 to £14.55 billion in 2008/2009.
It also found that much of the burden of this rise fell on local council taxpayers, rather than the Home Office.
The report, part of a three part series of briefings on criminal justice spending supported by the Hadley Trust will be required reading for policy makers, chief constables, police authorities, local government officials, journalists and anyone with an interest in public finances and the proper use of taxpayers' money.
Dr Roger Grimshaw, Research Director at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and co-author of the report, said: "Central government has favoured increased recruitment of police officers but at the same time civilian staff have grown even more.
"When chief constables query the value of police officer recruitment, how can we be sure about the right balance of spending on employees? Will politicians' pledges to protect the 'frontline' mean cuts in the back office functions? What role will police community support officers play in the future?"
Richard Garside, Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies said: "Spending has gone up by nearly a half but the value of this huge increase is much harder to pin down. We now have the largest police service ever.
"Yet there seems to be no clear rationale behind this incremental growth, nor a clear measure of its success. Is there a point in having a 'reserve army' of this magnitude? Now more than ever we need a public debate about priorities and choices."
(CD/BMcC)
That's according to a new report published today by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.
Police expenditure 1999-2009, the first independent study of police authority spending over the last decade, found that police expenditure grew in real terms from £9.83 billion in 1998/1999 to £14.55 billion in 2008/2009.
It also found that much of the burden of this rise fell on local council taxpayers, rather than the Home Office.
The report, part of a three part series of briefings on criminal justice spending supported by the Hadley Trust will be required reading for policy makers, chief constables, police authorities, local government officials, journalists and anyone with an interest in public finances and the proper use of taxpayers' money.
Dr Roger Grimshaw, Research Director at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and co-author of the report, said: "Central government has favoured increased recruitment of police officers but at the same time civilian staff have grown even more.
"When chief constables query the value of police officer recruitment, how can we be sure about the right balance of spending on employees? Will politicians' pledges to protect the 'frontline' mean cuts in the back office functions? What role will police community support officers play in the future?"
Richard Garside, Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies said: "Spending has gone up by nearly a half but the value of this huge increase is much harder to pin down. We now have the largest police service ever.
"Yet there seems to be no clear rationale behind this incremental growth, nor a clear measure of its success. Is there a point in having a 'reserve army' of this magnitude? Now more than ever we need a public debate about priorities and choices."
(CD/BMcC)
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