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| Police in England and Wales to get 5% funding cut | Police in England and Wales to get 5% funding cut |
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| Police forces in England and Wales will have their central government funding cut by almost 5% in the next financial year, the Home Office has confirmed. | Police forces in England and Wales will have their central government funding cut by almost 5% in the next financial year, the Home Office has confirmed. |
| Policing minister Mike Penning said there would be a cash reduction of £299m in the overall 2015-16 police funding budget, compared with 2014-15. | |
| But the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will get a £30m funding boost to take on more work. | But the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will get a £30m funding boost to take on more work. |
| On Monday, the Met Police commissioner said forces should share resources. | On Monday, the Met Police commissioner said forces should share resources. |
| Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said the 43 forces in England and Wales faced "years of more austerity and shrinking budgets" and needed to merge with other emergency services. | Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said the 43 forces in England and Wales faced "years of more austerity and shrinking budgets" and needed to merge with other emergency services. |
| More investigations | More investigations |
| Mr Penning said he had taken the decision to maintain a 4.9% real terms reduction in light of the chancellor's Autumn Statement and inflation forecasts. | Mr Penning said he had taken the decision to maintain a 4.9% real terms reduction in light of the chancellor's Autumn Statement and inflation forecasts. |
| It will be the second year in a row the IPCC will receive a cash boost. | It will be the second year in a row the IPCC will receive a cash boost. |
| In 2014-15 the IPCC doubled its numbers of investigations staff, and is on course to start almost twice the number of cases compared to last year, Mr Penning said. | In 2014-15 the IPCC doubled its numbers of investigations staff, and is on course to start almost twice the number of cases compared to last year, Mr Penning said. |
| The £30m extra cash for 2015-16 would allow the commission to deliver "significantly more independent investigations", he added. | |
| Prime Minister David Cameron has previously said there is "more that can be done" on police forces working together and sharing technology and procurement services, the spokesman added. | Prime Minister David Cameron has previously said there is "more that can be done" on police forces working together and sharing technology and procurement services, the spokesman added. |