Wiltshire PCC says funding needs rebalancing between cities and countryside
The newly elected crime commissioner is calling for a fairer split
Last updated 2nd Sep 2021
The newly elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire says he wants to see a rebalancing of resources between urban police forces and rural ones.
Philip Wilkinson, the Conservative candidate in August’s re-run election said:
“An essential element in my approach is to increase the visibility of our police force in order to demonstrate their professionalism and thereby enhance public confidence in their ability to keep our communities safe.”
He said he would be making representations to Whitehall for better funding for Wiltshire Police which is one of the worst funded in England:
“This will require working with the Home Office to ensure that our police are able to recruit and get their fair share of the additional 200,000 extra police officers promised by the Government .
"We will also try and ensure that the current imbalance in favour of urban police forces, as opposed to rural forces, such as Wiltshire’s will be rebalanced within the police funding formula."