In response to the Mayor’s recent announcements on police funding, Gareth Bacon AM, Chairman of the London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee said:
“When you add together the drip feed of announcements from the Mayor over the past few weeks – you get a total of £110 million of investment.
The Budget & Performance Committee suggested that he use the flexibility of business rates and council tax income to fund the Met and it’s good to see him doing what the London Assembly asked over four months ago.[1]
The Met can’t just be funded by Government, the Mayor needs to play his role in keeping Londoners safe.”
Notes to editors
- Budget and Performance Committee Report, Who’s Paying the Bill, 10 October 2017, recommendation 6
- Gareth Bacon AM, Chairman of the Budget and Performance Committee is available for interview. See contact details below.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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