Motion text
That this House notes with great concern that, as a consequence of the Treasury's revaluation of the National Police Pension Scheme, local police forces will be £165 million worse off; further notes that in the case of Merseyside Police this will amount to an additional bill of £5 million in 2019-20 and £7 million in the following year, the equivalent of 300 police officer posts; expresses alarm that this is an additional burden to carry on top of existing cots of £15 million imposed by the Government by 2022-23; draws attention to the National Audit Office's report of September 2018 which highlighted the deeply concerning fact that the Government grant to Merseyside Police has fallen by 31 per cent since 2010 and that, even accounting or additional resources through the local Council Tax precept, Merseyside's Police budget has been reduced by 23 per cent; agrees with Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner, the Right hon. Jane Kennedy, that the reduction in the workforce by nearly a quarter by 2022 will be like playing a game of football against a full-strength opposition with seven players; notes that the Chief Constable for Merseyside, Andy Cooke, states that the impact of these cuts will be crippling; expresses dismay that the already alarming increase of knife and gun crime in the force area and crime in general will inevitably go up as a result of these cuts; and calls on the Government to increase the police grant to cover the full cost of the revaluation of the National Police Pension Scheme.
Signatures (12)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on
29 October 2018
Eagle, Maria
Labour
Signed on
29 October 2018
Eagle, Ms Angela
Labour
Signed on
29 October 2018
McGovern, Alison
Labour
Signed on
29 October 2018
Field, Frank
Independent
Signed on
29 October 2018
Twigg, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
29 October 2018
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Berger, Luciana
Labour
Signed on
29 October 2018
Esterson, Bill
Labour
Signed on
6 November 2018
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
26 November 2018
McGinn, Conor
Labour
Signed on
29 October 2018
Rimmer, Ms Marie
Labour
Signed on
29 October 2018
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
30 October 2018
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.