The Department based the allocation of the 20,000 additional officers between police forces on the long-outdated Police Allocation Formula.41 Our predecessor Committee noted that this formula was obsolete and in 2018 recommended that “The Department must urgently commit to reviewing the funding formula, and after consultation, deploy a new funding formula as soon as practicable”.42 The Department has yet to do so, although it is currently working on a replacement, which it expects to be in pl...

The Department based the allocation of the 20,000 additional officers between police forces on the long-outdated Police Allocation Formula.41 Our predecessor Committee noted that this formula was obsolete and in 2018 recommended that “The Department must urgently commit to reviewing the funding formula, and after consultation, deploy a new funding formula as soon as practicable”.42 The Department has yet to do so, although it is currently working on a replacement, which it expects to be in place before the next general election.43 Type: conclusion | Number: 28 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 4. PAC conclusion: We are concerned that the distribution of new officers may not give police forces what they need to respond to the demands they face. 4. PAC recommendation: The Department should set out, as part of its Treasury Minute response, by when it will revise the funding formula and how i