I agree. The precept is a tax, and Ministers know perfectly well that urban forces tend to be able to raise less per head from council tax than those in more rural areas. Urban forces such as the Metropolitan police and the West Midlands, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire forces rely more on central Government grants for their funding than rural forces.
Police Grant Report
Proceeding contribution from
Diane Abbott
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 5 February 2019.
It occurred during Debate on Police Grant Report.
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