Tag: Council Tax Precept
STATEMENT ON POLICE FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT
“The government has said that the funding for South Yorkshire Police will remain the same for the coming financial year as this - provided that council tax is raised by £1 per month for each household.
FEELING SAFE IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Whenever I ask people what they want the police to do for them, they often say, 'I want to be safe'. Or, more likely, 'I want to feel safe'. They sometimes elaborate that: 'I want to be safe and feel safe in my home, at work, on the streets
COUNCIL TAX PRECEPT SET FOR 2017/18
Dr Alan Billings, Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire, has increased the council tax precept for the police service by 3.26% for 2017/18, the maximum permitted by central government.
Neighbourhood Policing and Brexit
For the past few weeks I have been consulting the public of South Yorkshire about the possibility of increasing the council tax precept that pays for policing.
ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH STAINFORTH TOWN COUNCIL
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner attended a meeting of Stainforth Town Council on Tuesday, 24 January 2017in Stainforth, Doncaster.
POLICE BUDGET CONSULTATION 2017/18
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner is seeking the views of residents in South Yorkshire on setting the council tax precept for policing for the financial year starting in April 2017.
Paying for policing
This is the time of year when I have to work hard with South Yorkshire Police to set their budget for the next financial year, beginning on April 1st. The funding I receive comes from two main sources: government grants (77%) and the precept (23%)
POLICE BUDGET CONSULTATION 2016/17
One of the responsibilities I have as Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is to set the annual budget for policing. A small proportion of the cost of policing is paid from council tax (25%) with the rest coming directly from the Government via the police
PCC RESPONDS TO POLICE GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT
“In his statement in November the Chancellor said that the police grant for next year would be the same as this however, we now learn first that the grant is reduced by almost £1m and second that we are expected to raise additional funding by increasing t