Funding for the police and initiatives to cut crime are to be investigated in a major review.
The Police Foundation will look into the future of crime and policing, in a review led by former adviser to Tony Blair, Michael Barber.
A key issue will be examining funding through the police precepts, top-ups from local authorities through business groups and short-term funding pots.
Barber said: “The current system for funding the police and work to prevent crime is clearly unsatisfactory. If we want certainty and long-term commitment, this has to change.”
