Bedfordshire Police funding dispute
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire, Olly Martins, is warning of "funding Armageddon" for the county's force.
Bedfordshire Police Commissioner warns of 'funding Armageddon'
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire is warning of "funding Armageddon" for the county's force.
Olly Martins, the Labour PCC, says that despite years of underfunding, Home Office grant for Bedfordshire is to remain the same at 0.9% of the national police grant
Mr Martins says Bedfordshire has 163 police officers per 100,000 population which is below the national average of 226 and less than half the 381 in the Metropolitan Police area.
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