The information requested where available is set out in the following table.
Information from before 1995-96 is unreliable due to the changed structures of police authorities.
We do not distribute grant to police authorities purely on the basis of population. The police funding formula uses a range of socio-demographic data to reflect the relative needs of each authority. Grant allocations also take into account the relative resources of each authority. Grant allocations are stabilised by damping changes to limit year-on-year variations. Devon and Cornwall actually receives £1.9 million more than it would on a strict application of the funding formula.
£ million Police authority Funding provision Devon and Cornwall England and Wales1 Government grant2,3 1995-96 122.92 5,538.60 1996-97 129.31 5,746.29 1997-98 132.97 5,861.23 1998-99 141.09 6,050.55 1999-2000 146.70 6,185.59 2000-01 152.88 4,737.60 2001-02 163.44 5,038.79 2002-03 167.49 5,173.15 2003-04 174.26 5,548.65 2004-05 180.29 5,770.08 2005-06 189.16 6,075.37 Government grant2,3,4 2006-07 190.95 6,215.54 2007-08 199.38 6,425.25 1 The data for Metropolitan Police Authority from 2000-01 onwards are not available as they are collected as consolidated data from GLA. 2 Revenue funding includes all grants inside Aggregate External Finance (AEF) (i.e. revenue grants paid for councils’ core services), and includes formula grant and all specific grants. 3 Welsh Government Grant includes Home Office Police Grant, floor funding and additional support provided to ensure Welsh police authorities receive at least a minimum in grant in line with English authorities. 4 2006-07 Government grant figures are provisional outturn figures. 2007-08 figures are budget figures. Source: DCLG—English Police Authorities/WAG—Welsh Police Authorities. Population figures sourced by DCLG from ONS (2006-07 and 2007-08 figures are projected).
We do not distribute grant to police authorities purely on the basis of population. The police funding formula uses a range of socio- demographic data to reflect the relative needs of each authority. Grant allocations also take into account the relative resources of each authority. Grant allocations are stabilised by damping changes to limit year-on-year variations. Devon and Cornwall actually receives £1.9 million more than it would on a strict application of the funding formula.
Devon and Cornwall England and Wales 2005-06 177.76 234.20 2006-07 164.37 230.77 2007-08 174.83 234.53 Source: Gross Revenue Expenditure—Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Police Statistics (Estimates for 2006-07 and 2007-08) Resident Population—Department for Communities and Local Government.