Met to receive almost £30m from council tax hike to fund 500 PCSOs

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Met to receive almost £30m from council tax hike to fund 500 PCSOs

The Mayor of London is to increase the precept for an average Band D property by £38.55 a year, with £15 of this specifically earmarked for policing from April onwards.

Date - 20th January 2023
By - Cash Boyle

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The Met Police will be given the funding to bolster its PCSO numbers by almost 50% as part of a planned council tax increase to be announced by Sadiq Khan. Publishing his draft budget for the Greater London Authority Group, the Mayor of...

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