• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Police consider unprecedented legal action against government over budget cuts

Police chiefs in England and Wales are considering taking unprecedented legal action against the government in order to block plans to deduct hundreds of millions of pounds from their budgets, the Guardian has revealed. The National Police Chiefs Council has sent a formal letter to the Treasury saying it will seek a judicial review of […]

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2018-10-31 11:42
in News, Politics
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

Police chiefs in England and Wales are considering taking unprecedented legal action against the government in order to block plans to deduct hundreds of millions of pounds from their budgets, the Guardian has revealed.

The National Police Chiefs Council has sent a formal letter to the Treasury saying it will seek a judicial review of the government’s proposals after the Treasury recalculated the money each force needed to pay into the police pension scheme.

It landed forces with a £420 million bill to pay on top of the 19 per cent cut in police funding since 2010.

According to reports the NPCC has already hired a barrister to seek a judicial order forcing the government to climb down. The police chiefs say funding cuts have left forces struggling to protect the public, with officer levels as low as in the 1970s in some parts.

The Police Federation criticised the chancellor’s award of £420 million to deal with potholes, roughly the same amount he had declined to give police forces to solve their extra pensions payments.

Shadow policing minister Louise Haigh said: “The government’s relationship with the police lies in tatters and it is unprecedented that police chiefs are now being forced to take legal action against ministers.

“Forcing the police at the last minute to bear the huge cost of pension changes demonstrates the utter failure of ministers to grasp the crisis in policing caused by their cuts.

RelatedPosts

Labour shadow minister quits Starmer’s top team

Met Office forecasts extreme heat conditions for Glastonbury 2050

Putin hits back at Boris Johnson’s pecs jibes

Former MP jailed for pocketing donations

“They have played fast and loose with public safety and the police are right to step up and take action.”

The NPCC has estimated the extra £420 million bill, if met solely by cuts to police numbers, would mean 10,000 fewer officers on Britain’s streets.

RELATED 

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/must-reads/broken-britain/if-the-public-supports-the-police-more-than-ever-why-cant-politicians/17/10/

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/demoralised-uk-border-force-face-post-brexit-meltdown/28/09/

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

With these forces pitted against Corbyn, winning the next election will be the easy part

City’s title hopes over after derby defeat

Protesters try to prevent HS2 tree felling

TLE meets: Ritesh Batra

Daily Mail readers respond to points-based immigration concerns

Watch – ‘Distressing’ home visit by immigration officers

Woman who married her cat wants to be PM – and thinks she’d do better than Boris

With House Prices Rising In The Capital, How Can You Secure Your Dream Pad?

Sexting MP has whip restored to help May get over the line

Gerrard welcomes Rangers selection headaches ahead of qualifier

JOBS

FIND MORE JOBS

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.