NO decisions have been made on the amount of money Thames Valley Police will receive from the Government after concerns were raised the force could lose out in compared to others policing major cities.
Anthony Stansfeld, the police and crime commissioner for Thames Valley does not think the force will miss out on cash in the reformed funding formula, but admitted he expects bigger cities to receive up to £100m more.
He said the force could recruit up to 2,000 officers if it was given the same funding as forces which police cities such as Liverpool and Birmingham are expected to receive in the new police grant.
But the Home Office told the Oxford Mail a decision on the formula was yet to be made.
A spokeswoman said: “The Government is undertaking a period of detailed engagement with policing partners and independent experts on the police funding formula.
“New proposals will not be implemented without a public consultation.”
M said he understood why big cities were handed more cash, especially in the wake of recent terror attacks. The Home Office is yet to announce its new police funding formula after reforms were ordered due to statistical errors in grants in November 2015.
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