Kit Malthouse MP tagged articles - Bedford Independent

Letters: PCC’s government has created the funding gaps he’s raising Council Tax to plug

I'm pleased to see that the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner agrees with me that his Government need to fund our force properly...

PCC grateful that Bedfordshire MPs have raised force’s funding concerns in Parliament

Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has said he is grateful that the issue of inadequate funding for police has been raised in Parliament...

“Fix police funding formula before raising council taxes” says Bedford & Kempston MP

The MP for Bedford and Kempston raised a question in the House of Commons today, urging the Policing Minister, Kit Malthouse, to commit...

Beds Police awarded more than £7 million to tackle violence, exploitation and organised crime

Ministers have recognised the extraordinary challenges faced by Bedfordshire Police and awarded them their largest-ever grant. Over £7m - as two batches of £3.6m - has been given to the force to...

Police funding grants: “once in a generation crackdown on serious organised crime”

A £4.3m funding bid to support Bedfordshire Police’s Boson team has been submitted by the departing Police and Crime Commissioner. Boson was introduced in Luton in 2012 to deal with gun and gang crime...

‘A terrible day to be a criminal’ says Beds PCC as she wins third Special Grant

A third consecutive Special Policing Grant has been awarded to Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, to support fighting gang...

Calls for more retail staff protection as man jailed for Bedford robberies

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) says violence on shop staff is on the rise with a 9% increase on violence or abuse on retail workers since last year. The news comes as a man who threatened...

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