- West Country
- 2 updates
Petition calling for fairer police funding handed into government
An 8,000 signature petition calling for fair funding for Devon and Cornwall Police has been handed into 10 Downing Street.
Live updates
Petition for fairer police funding delivered to Downing St
A petition calling for Devon and Cornwall Police to get a fairer funding deal and prevent hundreds of jobs being lost in the force was handed in to Downing Street this afternoon.
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg joined MPs from the region to say that a planned change to the current formula would be disastrous for the South West.
Petition calling for fairer police funding to be handed into government
An 8,000 signature petition calling for fair funding for Devon and Cornwall Police is due to be handed in to 10 Downing Street later.
The Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg, says changes in the way police funding is calculated will mean the force will lose 24 million pounds - the equivalent of 500 hundred police officers.