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Police Division Identity No: Police Circular No: 4/2003 Title: The Police Grant (Scotland) Order 2003 Addressed to: Chief Constables
Chief Executives
Dumfries & Galloway Council
Fife Council
Clerks to the Joint Police Boards | St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh EH1 3DG Telephone: 0131-244 2148
Fax: 0131-244 2666 ann.tocher@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
http://www.scotland.gov.uk Our ref: DCD/26/1 Date: 14 April 2003 |
Dates: Topic: Finance - Police Grant
Issued: 14/4/03
Implementation: Immediate
Impact: This Circular Supersedes Police Circular No: 3/2002
Contact(s) for more information: Ann Tocher (0131 244 2148)
Dear Colleague
Purpose of the circular: To inform Chief Constables of the commencement of The Police Grant (Scotland) Order 2003 on 1 April 2003.
Summary of contents: A copy of the Police Grant (Scotland) Order 2003 and accompanying Report is attached. This Order determines the amount of police grant payable in 2003-04.
Yours sincerely
BILL BARRON
The Police Grant (Scotland) Order 2003
1. This Order sets the amount of police grant payable to each authority or board for 2003-04. These amounts are related to budgets together with 100% grants for officers based in forces engaged in dedicated drugs duties, and also a share of the costs of forces seconding officers to the SDEA. These payments are net of an adjustment for the recovery of expenditure for common police services in 2003-04 as set out in the Determination attached to Police Circular No.5/2003.
2. The Department will make payments of police grant in 12 instalments amounting to 97.5% of the estimate of police grant based on the budget set by each authority or joint board. The 2.5% retention for 2002-03 will be paid on receipt from Audit Scotland of the audited grant claim (Form PG1).
3. Amounts of grant for 2003-04 can be varied if outturn expenditure is different from forecast, but grant will not be paid above the cash limit.
4. The accompanying Report states the considerations Scottish Ministers took into account in determining the amounts of police grant set out in the Order.
5. The Report sets out the cash limit for each authority, the calculation of amounts of grant in the Order and the distribution of Grant Aided Expenditure among authorities.
Police Division 1.1
April 2003