Confiscated cash buying £86k of laptops for police

Money confiscated from criminals is set to be used to fund laptops for the honorary police in Jersey.

The Treasury has approved the allocation of £86,400 for the volunteer officers' equipment from the Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund, officials said.

In the Treasury and Exchequer Ministerial Decision Report, it said honorary police play "an integral role in community policing".

It added it was also an important role for "parish support and the broader criminal justice network".

The confiscation fund comes from money taken from criminals and can support law enforcement activities and crime prevention programmes.

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