Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
In total, Council Tax payers in South Tyneside will contribute £6m towards the running costs of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria in 2021/22.
This is the equivalent to £153.84 per Band D Council Tax payer, which is a 6.95% increase from the previous year.
This increase was ratified by the Police and Crime Panel on the 1 February 2022.
Last year (2021 / 22) | Funding for Northumbria Police | This year (2022 / 23) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net expenditure (£m) |
| Gross expenditure (£m) | Gross income (£m) | Net expenditure (£m) |
320.2 | Police General | 363.6 | -24.3 | 339.3 |
0.0 | Contingencies | N/A | N/A | 0.0 |
320.2 |
|
| 339.3 | |
320.2 | Total budget requirement | 339.3 | ||
| Less | ||||
-250.2 | Formula Grant | -265.2 | ||
| -3.4 | Special Pensions Grant | -3.4 | ||
-9.9 | Localised Council Tax Support Grants/Council Tax Freeze Grant/Other Grants | -8.2 | ||
| 0.2 | Constituted Authorities Net Surplus | -0.7 | ||
57 | Net budget requirement | 61.8 | ||
Explanatory note
Change in Net Budget Requirement between years is attributable to:
- Budget savings: -5.8
- Increase in Government Funding: -14.4
- Inflation and other changes: 20.4
- Investment in capital financing costs: 1.5
- Investment in policing priorities: 4.0
- Change in Council Tax Deficit: -0.9
Message from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
This precept sets the funding increase for Northumbria Police in order to let the force continue to fight crime and prevent crime. It is informed by a public survey which showed people agree there needs to be more investment in Northumbria Police.
I believe this should be funded by Government, but while I continue to lobby for this, it is clear that local investment is needed now.
To address the challenges facing Northumbria Police I have approved an increase of 83p per month for a band D property and 56p per month for those living in a band A.
It's important to me that you can see where your money is going to address the pressures facing policing.
The precept will be used to fund additional call handlers to improve performance for 999 and 101 services, provide extra resources to tackle cyber-crime and serious and organised crime, hire more investigators to support investigations and free up officers, and to increase workforce investment in order to support our officers and keep them on the beat.
The Band D council tax precept for Northumbria will increase from £143.84 to £153.84 for the year.
This remains, by far, the lowest precept of any Police and Crime Commissioner in England and Wales.
You can find more information on the OPCC website - Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner.