A meeting of Sussex Police Authority this week will decide how much money Council Tax payers will pay in the next financial year for the policing of Sussex.
The recommended rise for 2010-11 is of 7 pence per week, per average Band D household. The Authority and Sussex Police have worked hard in making sustainable efficiency savings totalling £7.3m which has enabled the Authority to agree 31 additional Neighbourhood Policing officers.
The Chairman of Sussex Police Authority, Dr Laurie Bush, said: “The Authority is keenly aware of the pressures that Council Tax payers in Sussex face and the desire to ensure any increases are as low as possible. The Authority is also aware of the efficiency and performance improvements that the Chief Constable and the Authority has secured, and is proposing, in the policing of Sussex.
“It is therefore of great significance that despite this relatively low rise Sussex Police Authority will still be able to invest in Neighbourhood Policing Teams and tackling serious crime as well as continuing to identify efficiency savings wherever possible. We have also been able to keep to our promise to provide thirty one extra Neighbourhood Police Officers proving our commitment to responding to feedback from communities in Sussex.”
At the meeting on Thursday 11 February members of the Police Authority will hear the recommendations and will debate the outcomes of their decision. This will then form the basis of the budget for the coming financial year.
Be amongst the first to find out the decision by watching the live webcast from 2:15pm on Thursday 10 February at:
http://www.sussexpolice.ukcouncil.net/site/
or follow Sussex Police Authority on Twitter at:
https://twitter.com/sussexpa
Monday 8 February 2010
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