Mayoral Police and Crime Commissioner Precept
2020/21 Mayoral Police and Crime Commissioner Precept
The policing precept is the amount you contribute to local policing through your council tax bill.
Most of the money for funding police (approx. 80%) comes from a central Government grant. But the Government has cut this by £250m since 2010, which has seen the loss of 2,000 police officers and 1,000 non-police staff.
This year, the police grant included an additional £30.7m for Greater Manchester Police. The funding increase is expected to deliver the recruitment of Greater Manchester's share of the first 6,000 officers as part of the eventual recruitment of 20,000 officers nationwide. For Greater Manchester this equates to 347 new officers in 2020/21.
The Government also said that local areas could increase the police precept by £10 for Band D properties which will raise an additional £9.1m in 2020/21. For Greater Manchester this will cost Band D residents 19p per week, and 15p for Band B residents. The band D precept for 2020/21 will be £208.30.
Where the money will be spent
| Description | £millions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Employee Related | £562.75 | 66% |
| Pensions | £118.80 | 14% |
| Premises Related | £33.67 | 4% |
| Supplies & Services | £65.40 | 8% |
| Agency Payments | £29.62 | 3% |
| Transport Related | £6.98 | 1% |
| Capital Financing | £16.67 | 2% |
Where the money comes from
| Description | £millions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Government Grant | £467.21 | 55% |
| Precept | £158.88 | 19% |
| Collection fund surplus | £2.71 | 0% |
| Income and sponsorship | £35.65 | 4% |
| Specific Grants | £183.72 | 21% |
| Reserves | £7.56 | 1% |
How much will you pay?
The amount of council tax you will pay to fund Greater Manchester Police depends on the rateable value of your property – known as your tax band.
| Precept Bandings | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 138.86 | 162.01 | 185.15 | 208.30 | 254.58 | 300.87 | 347.16 | 416.60 |
Income and expenditure – a comparison
The 2020/21 overall precept requirement is £158,880,346. A comparison of expenditure and income for 2019/20 and 2020/21 is as follows:
|
Description |
Total 19/20 £m |
Total 20/21 £m |
Variance £m |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Employee Related |
536.927 |
562.750 |
25.823 |
|
Pensions |
119.926 |
118.795 |
(1.131) |
|
Premises Related |
32.092 |
33.668 |
1.576 |
|
Supplies & Services |
66.663 |
65.398 |
(1.265) |
|
Agency Payments |
27.917 |
29.619 |
1.702 |
|
Transport Related |
6.257 |
6.976 |
0.719 |
|
Capital Financing |
11.684 |
16.671 |
4.987 |
|
New Officer Infrastructure |
0.000 |
20.112 |
20.112 |
|
Transfer to Reserves |
1.316 |
1.730 |
0.414 |
|
Transfer from Reserves |
(4.081) |
(7.556) |
(3.475) |
|
Specific Grants |
(174.092) |
(183.719) |
(9.627) |
|
Income & Sponsorship |
(35.560) |
(35.650) |
(0.090) |
|
Net Budget Requirement |
589.049 |
628.794 |
39.745 |
|
Home Office Grant |
(436.468) |
(467.209) |
(30.741) |
|
Precept |
(148.765) |
(158.880) |
(10.115) |
|
Collection Fund Surplus |
(3.816) |
(2.705) |
1.112 |
|
Total Funding |
(589.049) |
(628.794) |
(39.745) |
|
Surplus / Shortfall |
0.000 |
0.00 |
0.00 |