Information on the provision for policing by central Government is set out in the following table.
£ million 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Total police authority net revenue expenditure1 6,873 7,071 7,446 7,697 8,275 8,592 9,385 9,916 10,164 10,085 10,622 n/a Home Office police resource grants2 3,473 3,649 3,698 3,895 4,354 4,538 4,960 5,061 5,268 5,533 5,764 6,085 Department of Communities and Local Government/Welsh Assembly Government revenue support grant/national non-domestic rates 2,544 2,539 2,634 2,677 2,666 2,815 2,825 2,966 3,120 3,304 3,474 3,570 1 Source: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy 2 Police General Formula Grant and specific resource grants Note: Year on year figures are not directly comparable due to changes over time in grant policy and recommended accounting practice.