Police funding
Police Precept
Each year, the PCC is responsible for setting the amount of money you contribute to local police services through your council tax bill – this is known as the police ‘precept’.
Police funding is made up of a mix of a Government grant (57%) and from local taxation (43%), through the policing element of your council tax bill.
Every year the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has to decide the level of the council tax element, known as the Police Precept.
This year, on the 3rd Feb, the PCC has set the percept annual increase of £15.00 for an average B and D. The proposed increase equates to approximately £1.25 per month. You can download the council tax leaflet for more information.
Your PCC, Clare Moody sets police funding to deliver against her Police and Crime Plan, that has 5 priorities:
- Strengthen Neighbourhood Policing
- Reduce Violent Crime – with a specific focus on (a) Male Violence Against Women and Girls (MVAWG) and (b) serious youth violence
- Prevent Crime
- Support Victims
- Improve Standards of Policing
Here is the most recent projected budget for next year within our Medium Term Financial Plan
Requests for Funding from Avon and Somerset Police to the PCC
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC)is not a general source of additional funding for day-to-day policing activities, or activities that support day-to-day policing activities. The overwhelming majority of funding received by the PCC is already allocated either:
- To support the approved policing budget for Avon and Somerset Police;
- To meet statutory and contractual commitments;
- To commission services aligned to the Police and Crime Plan; or
- To fund the operation of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) itself.
This briefing clarifies the OPCC approach to funding requests from Avon and Somerset Police. It is intended to support a consistent understanding of the respective roles and responsibilities of the PCC and the Constabulary in relation to funding and commissioning.
Read the briefing in full here: Requests for Funding from Avon and Somerset Police to the PCC