§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 22 February 1999,Official Report, column 105, if he will list those police forces where contingency reserves are lower than the level recommended by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy; and if he will make a statement. [79425]
§ Mr. BoatengA list of forces with unallocated reserves or balances below the 2.0 per cent. minimum level recommended by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is set out as listed. Published figures on police authority reserves relate to a specific point in time and may not give any indication about future commitments. The list reflects the position as at 31 March 1998. The CIPFA advice to police authorities on reserves and balances was issued in December 1998.
8WPolice Forces with general balances below 2.0 per cent. of net revenue expenditure at 31 March 1998:
Avon and Somerset
City of London
Cumbria
Dorset
Dyfed-Powys
Essex
Humberside
Lincolnshire
Metropolitan Police
Northumbria
West Midlands
West Yorkshire
Source:
CIPFA.