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MP seeks reassurance from Home Secretary on police funding following fatal stabbing

Bedford and Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin (Labour), spoke in Parliament today (13 January) to ask for assurances from the Home Secretary in light of the recent murder of 17-year-old Thomas Taylor. Thomas Taylor was fatally stabbed...

Monthly column: Funding effective police services

As your Police and Crime Commissioner, it is my duty to ensure that our county is a safe place for all. Today, good policing is not just about the number of officers on neighbourhood teams...

“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...

Underfunding of Bedfordshire Police to be addressed by Home Office

Policing in Bedfordshire is underfunded by a quarter of the resources the county force needs, a meeting heard. The funding formula for police forces under which Bedfordshire is treated as a rural setting...

Beds Police cuts averted thanks to £3m PCC special grant, panel told

Policing in Bedfordshire would have faced cuts without a special grant of nearly £3m this year, a meeting of the county’s police and crime panel heard...

Extra Beds Police officers to be recruited after public back plan to increase council tax precept

Bedfordians will see an additional 20 police constables on the streets, after an increase in the police share of council tax which was approved by the...

From ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’: Bedfordshire Police welcomes watchdog’s grading

After becoming the only force in England and Wales to receive an 'inadequate' grading in 2016, Bedfordshire Police bosses are celebrating achieving an...

‘Held to ransom’: Policing council tax rise agreed to unlock national funding

Securing full funding to police Bedfordshire in 2020/21 has been likened to holding police and crime commissioners to ransom and putting a gun to their...

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