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| Theresa May: Police Federation funds to end | Theresa May: Police Federation funds to end |
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| Public funding will be withdrawn from the Police Federation of England and Wales from August, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced. | Public funding will be withdrawn from the Police Federation of England and Wales from August, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced. |
| Mrs May told the organisation's conference in Bournemouth that government funding had already reduced from £320,000 to £190,000 a year. | |
| She said the federation had built up "vast reserves" of cash. | |
| The money will instead be spent on a new scheme called Police First, aimed at attracting university graduates. | |
| The federation represents 126,000 rank and file officers in England and Wales. | |
| It has been criticised for the way it handled the "plebgate" affair and has been subject to allegations of widespread bullying and intimidation among its leadership. | |
| In her speech, Mrs May told delegates that if the federation did not reform she would pass laws to change it. |