HC Deb 19 November 2001 vol 375 cc90-1W
Mr. Horam

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of policing in the London Borough of Bromley was in each of the last five years, indicating how much of this comes from(a) council tax and (b) the Government. [9992]

Mr. Denham

The Metropolitan Police Authority is funded on a London-wide basis. Budget and funding figures are given in the table.

£ million
Year Budget requirement Central Government provision Council tax requirement
1997–98 1,720 1,538 182
1998–99 1,778 1,553 222
1999–2000 1,836 1,595 241
2000–01 1,830 1,585 248
2001–02 1,980 1,666 325

Note:

Central Government provision includes Home Office police grant, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) revenue support grant, national non-domestic rates and Standard Spending Assessment (SSA) reduction grant. Outside the budget requirement, provision has been made for contributions to the cost of the Council Tax Benefit Subsidy Limitation Scheme and for the precepting authority's share of billing authorities' Collection Fund deficits or surpluses.

The funding allocations specifically for local policing in Bromley are set out in the table. In addition, the borough benefits from central and specialist services such as the territorial support group, traffic officers and specialist crime units, which are not budgeted for at borough level.

Funds for policing Bromley borough
Year £ million
1997–98 27.0
1998–99 26.4
1999–2000 22.9
2000–01 23.7
2001–02 24.6

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