The Home Secretary announces that East Midlands police forces to receive funding boost as part of Plan for Change, with Nottinghamshire Police and Lincolnshire Police to receive 5.5% boost

The Home Office has announced Nottinghamshire Police is set to receive a 5.5% boost in funding next year in a bid to keep our streets safe.

As part of the government’s Plan for Change, The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced that all the police forces in the East Midlands will be given a multi-million pound funding boost of at least 5% to help tackle anti-social behaviour, restore neighbourhood policing and make our streets safer.

Nottinghamshire is set to receive a cash increase of 5.5%, a total of £299 million, and there will also be an increase of 5.5% for Lincolnshire — £173 million

There will also be a cash increase of 5.7% (£270 million in total) for Leicestershire; £259 million 5.7% for Derbyshire (£192 million total), and an increase of 5.8%, for Northamptonshire.

The funding will be given to Police and Crime Commissioners and Mayors to distribute to tackle the problems relevant to their areas.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “Today’s settlement provides a substantial increase in funding for policing to help deliver on this Government’s Safer Streets mission, fundamental to our Plan for Change.

“This vital funding boost will enable forces to kickstart the recruitment of neighbourhood police officers and crack down on the crimes blighting our high streets and town centres.

“We recognise the financial and operational challenges that police forces across the country have faced in recent years, and that is why we are providing a significant and much-needed increase in funding to help forces protect the public and keep our streets safe.

“We will also work closely with forces at a national and regional level to maximise efficiency and innovation, so that every penny they receive goes as far as possible and provides real value for the public.”

Nationally, the total allocation of the provisional police settlement fund will be up to £19.5 billion for England and Wales.

This money will include £339 million more for the police core grant to help forces with general running costs and to tackle local priorities, an extra £230 million in funding to cover the costs arising from changes to National Insurance Contributions (NICs), and £100 million to recruit 13,000 additional neighbourhood officers, community support officers, and special constables.