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SPRING 2018

The newsletter of the Leicestershire Police branch of UNISON
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Leicestershire Police UNISON’s recruitment
success was recognised at a regional
awards ceremony. Pictured (left to right)
are our representatives Delia Farren, Paul
Gurney and Gary Jacques (right) receiving
the award from Margaret McKee, UNISON
national president. See Pages 2 and 3 for
full story.

Budget plans welcomed local residents without any increase from

tremendously grateful for the support I
Lord Willy Bach’s budget proposals aimed willing to do this to help support the the central funding pot. However, I am
at enabling the Force to strengthen Force. have received from local taxpayers
neighbourhood policing have been “This funding will mean the Force will indicating their willingness to pay more
welcomed by Leicestershire Police have 76 officers more than it had expected for police services.
UNISON’s branch secretary. and will see three extra officers going to “This budget sets out to address the
Chris Hanrahan says the Labour Lord each of our neighbourhoods. The money key risks and threats to public safety and
and Leicestershire Police and Crime will also allow the Force to boost the to meet the Chief Constable’s needs from
Commissioner’s budget, which was backed number of investigators working on sexual an operational perspective. It will protect
by the Police and Crime Panel, will bring a assault investigations and invest in police service delivery for the communities
degree of stability to the Force. technology to improve efficiency.” of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. It
It means there will be a 6.41 per cent The PCC explained: “In considering my focusses on increasing the time spent on
increase in the policing precept meaning options, I was determined to lay safe front-line policing and making officers
those in a Band D household will pay an foundations for future years but the more accessible to the public.”
extra £12 towards policing in their council options available were not exactly Continued on Page 2
tax in 2018/2019. plentiful. The Government’s own
“With the Government continuing to calculations assume that Police and Crime
put the squeeze on police funding, it is Commissioners will raise the precept by
disappointing that the public are being £12 a year for an average property.
asked to pay more to support local “The policing minister’s proposals to
policing,” says Chris, “However, I believe raise more funding for policing are not
that a consultation exercise carried out by wholly unwelcome but I am disappointed
the PCC revealed that most people were that the entire burden is to be placed on

INSIDE Pay deal: employers ‘Racism is not history’ See Pages 2 and 3
improve offer to staff Pages 4 and 5
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