 A rise in the cost of pensions is being blamed for financial pressures |
Cuts in the number of police on the streets of Dorset are inevitable if the government goes ahead with its funding plans for next year, the force says. The deputy chief constable of Dorset Police is travelling to Westminster on Wednesday to lobby for more cash.
The force and the Dorset police authority are calling for an increase of 5.7%, rather than the 3% expected to be awarded by the Home Office.
They blame spending pressures on the cost of IT and pensions.
'Cap increases'
Representatives of the Dorset police authority plan to meet personally with the county's MPs including Oliver Letwin and Jim Knight.
"Central funding has fallen short of what we need in previous years, but we have been able to make up the difference from local council tax," said Peter Harvey, Clerk to the Dorset Police Authority.
"We can't continue to do this, because the public are getting fed up of rising council tax, and the government are threatening to cap increases.
"This means that without at least 5.7% funding from the government, cuts in police services may have to be made."
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