Mrs. Spelman:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the Band D council tax police precepts charged after capping were by each police authority in England and Wales in each year since 1997-98. [271268]
Mr. Coaker:
The information requested is set out in the following table.
Precept (Band D) increases by police authority 1997-98 to 2009-10
£
Police authority
1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09( 1)
2009-10( 2)
Avon and Somerset
52.04
54.86
6062
67.59
72.66
83.40
111.64
125.09
131.34
137.84
147.17
154.32
161.26
Bedfordshire
52.51
55.84
61.36
66.98
70.26
78.69
93.44
10717
111.98
117.55
123.43
135.28
140.56
Cambridgeshire
51.03
48.24
52.11
62.46
68.04
94.59
113.31
129.33
135.54
142.29
149.40
156.87
164.70
Cheshire
51.16
53.86
56.28
61.06
64.66
73.54
88.10
97.71
102.60
108.49
116.03
135.75
140.70
Cleveland
54.87
48.43
62.55
65.58
69.51
96.13
120.22
136.84
143.68
150.72
158.10
173.87
182.47
Cumbria
58.20
72.35
78.27
84.23
90.60
100.48
130.71
150.28
155.43
163.08
171.09
179.46
188.25
Derbyshire
51.31
57.30
65.85
71.12
75.38
91.96
111.77
122.88
129.02
135.15
141.91
148.44
161.32
Devon and Cornwall
49.79
48.30
53.52
58.87
61.81
73.80
103.27
113.39
119.62
125.53
131.73
142.19
149.22
Dorset
63.59
70.61
77.13
84.42
92.25
103.50
123.39
135.36
142.11
149.13
156.51
164.25
172.44
Durham
52.20
48.60
50.40
52.65
56.43
64.44
79.56
91.53
96.03
100.80
135.72
142.47
147.51
Essex
54.09
62.28
65.07
67.95
71.01
77.67
92.97
99.27
104.76
110.97
116.46
122.22
128.25
Gloucestershire
51.17
57.74
68.90
77.98
82.05
94.01
142.59
156.71
162.90
170.96
179.49
188.45
193.99
Hampshire
51.75
50.13
53.91
55.08
59.04
75.15
97.29
108.36
113.76
119.43
125.37
135.54
142.11
Hertfordshire
51.51
58.83
63.54
67.99
72.39
81.01
98.28
112.53
118.09
123.98
130.17
136.67
142.82
Humberside
52.47
52.47
54.81
60.30
85.77
95.40
113.04
129.96
135.72
142.47
149.58
156.31
162.41
Kent
51.59
48.41
52.48
55.73
60.26
73.64
94.95
105.66
110.88
116.37
122.18
128.25
134.65
Lancashire
53.25
53.41
57.69
62.60
67.89
73.86
87.57
100.70
107.72
113.09
125.95
135.96
142.08
Leicestershire
52.26
61.21
63.79
67.80
75.52
95.21
104.77
120.11
126.04
132.33
138.96
160.40
165.21
Lincolnshire
69.03
78.93
81.99
86.49
90.36
94.86
104.40
112.23
119.43
125.37
131.58
165.79
174.06
Norfolk
50.58
53.64
64.35
72.09
83.61
100.35
121.95
138.69
145.53
154.17
164.88
178.56
185.58
Northamptonshire
70.56
69.29
76.08
79.65
83.00
105.25
130.09
149.43
154.41
162.11
170.21
178.62
186.66
North Yorkshire
49.72
48.46
52.20
57.04
62.59
88.59
156.00
171.50
176.00
180.00
185.40
193.37
199.17
Nottinghamshire
49.78
54.32
61.55
65.17
70.17
85.17
109.30
120.12
126.01
132.24
138.78
145.62
152.82
Staffordshire
54.74
72.42
78.86
83.43
94.37
100.93
126.50
138.44
145.28
152.53
160.15
166.16
172.71
Suffolk
51.39
52.38
56.16
61.11
67.14
82.08
109.35
119.70
125.01
130.86
137.34
149.67
156.06
Surrey
44.64
66.06
75.24
79.41
83.08
96.44
135.09
147.06
154.26
163.26
171.27
187.92
197.10
Sussex
51.66
50.94
53.19
55.53
59.13
69.84
97.74
105.12
110.25
115.74
122.67
128.70
134.73
Thames Valley
52.79
50.76
56.53
60.34
64.49
73.49
106.24
120.51
126.28
132.58
139.19
144.76
151.27
Warwickshire
52.24
62.09
71.18
77.57
85.17
101.78
117.30
126.55
132.52
138.95
145.90
164.68
171.22
West Mercia
50.87
53.64
59.00
74.06
78.50
104.50
119.80
137.69
143.17
150.24
157.66
165.45
173.62
Wiltshire
55.22
62.77
68.98
75.84
83.26
91.54
109.68
120.63
126.63
132.84
139.35
145.34
152.59
Total Shires
52.79
56.00
61.24
64.03
71.85
84.78
108.71
121.12
126.97
133.31
140.94
150.66
157.54
Greater Manchester
54.10
56.28
60.22
62.72
64.66
68.86
91.65
98.52
105.41
110.67
116.19
124.90
134.26
Merseyside
66.87
71.78
77.44
81.31
85.37
94.76
101.54
110.17
115.68
121.46
127.53
133.91
140.61
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Northumbria
52.73
47.67
49.82
52.06
55.65
58.15
63.80
66.93
70.03
71.78
74.62
78.27
81.32
South Yorkshire
53.29
54.28
56.72
59.26
62.79
74.09
94.30
102.79
107.88
113.27
118.92
124.56
128.60
West Midlands
53.20
48.99
51.19
54.77
57.21
61.88
71.16
80.08
83.68
87.55
91.47
94.67
97.98
West Yorkshire
53.17
52.41
54.76
58.73
60.82
75.92
88.81
102.06
107.05
112.40
118.02
123.62
127.32
Total Mets
55.05
54.52
57.59
60.76
63.50
71.06
84.50
92.98
97.94
102.56
107.48
113.06
118.29
Total England (exc. London)
53.34
55.65
60.37
63.28
69.90
81.57
103.07
114.60
120.25
126.20
133.22
141.99
148.50
Metropolitan
63.27
76.48
82.51
90.95
118.85
130.59
159.13
184.08
196.28
210.82
223.60
227.02
224.34
Total England (inc. London)
55.09
59.32
64.26
67.68
77.80
89.52
112.16
125.91
132.62
139.97
147.90
155.81
160.85
Dyfed-Powys
48.42
59.58
72.99
85.41
90.90
98.10
124.11
142.65
143.10
150.21
157.68
165.51
173.70
Gwent
49.10
54.36
59.74
74.97
84.03
95.17
119.11
139.13
145.07
152.32
159.94
167.14
174.66
North Wales
48.52
58.54
66.33
78.49
82.72
96.53
126.94
151.57
158.94
166.89
178.16
186.18
195.48
South Wales
49.22
56.25
65.36
80.42
85.57
89.85
103.51
115.71
120.40
126.42
132.74
139.38
146.35
Total Wales
48.89
57.03
65.91
79.84
85.54
93.87
115.60
133.34
138.22
145.07
153.03
160.32
168.17
Total England and Wales
54.74
59.19
64.36
68.35
78.24
89.77
112.36
126.33
132.95
140.28
148.21
156.08
161.28
(1) In 2008-09 seven police authorities were proposed with capping action:
Lincolnshire—in year designated (capped). Required to reduce budget from £116 6 million to £100.6 million.
Bedfordshire—Nominated. Will be measured against a notional budget of £95.8 million in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Norfolk—Nominated. Will be measured against a notional budget of £137.9 million in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Surrey—Nominated. Will be measured against a notional budget of £189.6 million in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Cheshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire—Nominated with future designation. Budget increases restricted at a level equivalent to a maximum council tax increase of 3 per cent. in 2009-10 and 2010-11. (2) In 2009-10, two police authorities are currently being considered for capping action, Derbyshire and Surrey. Source:
English Police Authorities—DCLG
Welsh Police Authorities—WAG
