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Justice Department
Police Division
Identity No: Police Circular No: 2/2006 Title: COMMON POLICE SERVICES: RECOVERY OF EXPENDITURE FOR COMMON POLICE SERVICES IN 2006-07 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 Date: 19 April 2006 |
Dates: Topic: Finance and other resources
Issued: 19/04/06
Implementation: Immediate
Impact:
Contact(s) for more information: Ann Tocher
(at the above address)
(Tel: 0131 244 2148)
email: ann.tocher@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Dear Colleague
Purpose of the circular: To inform police authorities and joint police boards of the mechanism the Scottish Ministers will use under section 36 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 ("the 1967 Act") as substituted by Section 46 of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997, to determine amounts paid to them by police authorities and joint police boards.
The new and simplified arrangements introduced in 2004-05 and 2005-06 for funding the Common Police Services will continue in 2006-07. These arrangements were introduced on a trial basis pending new legislation on the governance of funding of the CPSs. In 2006-07 the Executive will provide 100% funding for all the Common Police Services other than the Operational and Intelligence Group (OIG) of the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency (SDEA), excluding the cost of seconded officers.
A copy of the Common Police Services (Scotland) Determination 2006 is enclosed.
A copy of this circular is enclosed for the information of the Director of Finance/Treasurer. Copies have also been sent to the police associations, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Accounts Commission.
Yours sincerely
Ann Tocher