Police forces in the West Midlands could face a combined budget shortfall of more than £55m by 2026, which a union has warned could put public safety at risk.
An analysis of police financial forecasts by Unison reveals that 'drastic cuts to spending' have been planned by forces in the region.
The analysis says that Staffordshire Police will face a £6m deficit, while Warwickshire Police will have a £3.8m deficit.While forecasts aren't set in stone, police budgets will likely be several hundred million pounds short of what’s needed, Unison said. This is because newly recruited officers will need to do the work once done by police staff whose jobs have now been cut, Unison says.
“Severe cuts to police budgets will leave many forces in the West Midlands unable to protect communities or bring criminals to justice. The data analysed by Unison was based on medium-term financial plans submitted by individual police forces to their local police and crime panels.
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