Moorlands MP, Karen Bradley has welcomed news that Staffordshire will receive an extra £14.5m to tackle crime and keep our streets safe – an increase of 7.4% from last year.
The Conservatives have announced an increase of up to £1.1 billion for police forces throughout England and Wales, to ensure our police can focus on keeping communities safe.
It comes on top of the Conservatives’ plan to recruit an extra 20,000 police officers, along with ensuring they have more powers and better kit. Staffordshire is already set to receive an additional 90 officers this year, with more to come in the future.
As a result, overall police funding is set to increase by the biggest amount in a decade. This will see more money available to recruit, train and equip police officers, as well as investment in national priorities like tackling serious and organised crime, and our counter-terrorism capabilities.
Karen has urged Labour MPs to vote in favour of this much-needed funding settlement when it comes before Parliament. The Labour Party voted against a similar settlement for the police last year, which would have denied forces an additional £970 million.
Commenting, Karen said:
“I welcome the news that police funding in Staffordshire could increase by up to £14.5m next year.
“I committed to having more police at the last election and I am glad that this Government is wasting no time in delivering on that promise.”