The information requested is set out in the following table.
General govt grants1(£ million) Annual change in general govt grants (Percentage) 2003-04 214.3 — 2004-05 221.4 3.3 2005-06 232.6 5.1 2005-062 222.8 — 2006-07 229.7 3.1 2007-08 238.0 3.6 1 General grant comprises: Home Office police grant, DCLG revenue support grant and national non-domestic rates. 2 Adjusted for comparison purposes following the transfer of pensions and security funding from general grant in 2006-07.
(2) what (a) special grants and (b) targeted initiatives for Northumbria police were allocated to the City of Newcastle in each year from 2003-04 to 2007-08.
Information on specific grants is set out in the following tables.
Northumbria has received two special grant allocations in the period 2003-04 to 2007-08. In 2004-05 it was awarded £1.44 million for the Labour Party Spring Conference and it was awarded £0.9 million in 2006-07 for the EU Justice Ministers Conference.
The Government allocate funding to police authorities. The allocation of resources within Northumbria police is a matter for the chief officer and the Police Authority. We do not hold information on resources for the city of Newcastle.
Crime fighting fund (£ million) Annual percentage change (percentage) Basic command unit (£ million) Annual percentage change (percentage) Community support officers (£ million) Annual percentage change (percentage) 2003-04 6.8 __ 1.4 — 0.3 — 2004-05 7.3 7.7 1.4 0.0 0.9 160.9 2005-06 7.3 0.0 1.4 0.0 2.1 143.4 2005-06 7.3 0.0 1.4 0.0 2.1 0.0 2006-071 7.3 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.9 -55.1 2007-082 7.3 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.0 3.0
Neighbourhood policing fund (£ million) Annual percentage change (percentage) Forensic (DNA expansion) grant (£ million) Annual percentage change (percentage) Special priority payments (£ million) Annual percentage change (percentage) 2003-04 — — 1.2 — 1.2 — 2004-05 — — 1.2 -0.7 1.7 39.3 2005-06 — — 1.0 -20.3 2.1 28.5 2005-06 — — 1.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 2006-071 5.2 — — — — — 2007-082 7.3 40.5 — — — —
Special formula grant3(£ million) Annual percentage change (percentage) Pensions deficit grant (£ million) Dedicated security posts (percentage) Annual percentage change (£ million) Capital (percentage) 2003-04 — — — — — 1.5 2004-05 — — — — — 6.6 2005-06 — — — — — 6.0 2005-06 — — 95 — 6.0 2006-071 3.1 — 11.8 24.2 5.6 2007-082 3.1 0.0 13.1 11.0 6.1
Annual percentage change (£ million) Airwave (percentage) Annual percentage change (£ million) Premises improvement fund (percentage) Total specific grants & capital provision (£ million) Total annual change (percentage) 2003-04 — 0.6 — 0.4 13.4 — 2004-05 331.2 0.4 -41.4 — 19.4 44.8 2005-06 -10.1 0.7 98.7 — 20.5 6.0 2005-06 0.0 0.7 0.0 — 30.0 46.3 2006-071 -6.3 — — — 35.2 17.3 2007-082 8.7% — — — 39.2 11.2 1 NPF figure includes Northumbria's share of the £91 million announced in the 2006 Budget. 2 Capital figure includes the increased capital allocation announced on 24 May and 19 June 2007 3 Special Formula Grant comprised four former specific grants; Rural Policing Grant, Special Priority Payments, Forensic Grant and London/SE Allowances.