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Justice Department
Police Division Identity No: Police Circular No:3/2006 Title: THE POLICE GRANT (SCOTLAND) ORDER 2006 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: 19 April 2006 |
Dates: Topic: Finance - Police Grant
Issued: 19/04/06
Implementation: 1 April 2006
Impact: This Circular Supersedes Police Circular No: 6/2005
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 2006 on 1 April 2006.
Summary of contents: A copy of the Police Grant (Scotland) Order 2006 and accompanying Report is attached. This Order determines the amount of police grant payable in 2006-07.
Yours sincerely
Ann Tocher
The Police Grant (Scotland) Order 2006
1. This Order sets the amount of police grant payable to each authority or board for 2006-07. 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 will be net of an adjustment for the recovery of expenditure for common police services in 2006-07 as set out in the Determination attached to Police Circular No.2/2006.
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 2005-06 will be re-determined in a Police Grant (Variation) (Scotland) Order, once all the audited PG1s are received.
3. Amounts of grant for 2006-07 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.
6. The attached Appendix sets out for convenience the circulars already issued in 2006.
Police Division 1
April 2006