Conservative police and crime commissioner says domestic secretary’s original formula expected to lop funding for cities in favour of rural areasThe domestic secretary,Theresa May, is set to announce plans to lop funding for urban police forces across England and Wales and divert the cash to rural forces before the police and crime commissioner elections this spring.
The plan to shift funds from Labour-controlled forces to Conservative and independent forces mirrors a similar move in local government. The move was disclosed by a Conservative police and crime commissioner before an expected announcement by May next week.
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Source: theguardian.com