Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions
Ensure Government funding for police exceeds council tax police precept
Closed
84 signatures
What the petition asks
It is within the power of Government and Parliament to set a framework where the majority source of police funding in England is from central government, rather than council tax. From 2024/2025, we want a funding formula that prevents the majority of police funding coming from council tax.
From 03/2016 - 03/2024 the Council Tax precept increased by a percentage of 71%. Government funding increased by 29%. This year the precept will increase by up to 7.6% vs 4.5% government funding. In the next spending review period several police areas may cross the point where Council Tax provides the majority of funding. We do not want this to happen. This could be achieved by limiting increases to the council tax precept for policing, or increasing central government funding.
Timeline
| 13 Feb 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
84
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
13 Feb 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.