Jenny Willott MP

Fair Funding for South Wales Police

Jenny Willott MP is rallying all Welsh MPs to call for the Government to fund South Wales Police properly.

Jenny has uncovered figures showing that South Wales Police (SWP) is the most consistently underfunded police force in the UK.

The funding shortfall has recently resulted in SWP proposing to close four of Cardiff's police stations in Roath, Cathays, Canton, and Grangetown. Jenny has fought hard to save the police stations, but SWP had to make the cuts because of the underfunding by the Government.

Did you know?

• SWP received an increase of just 15% in its Central Government Funding since 2000, the smallest increase of any police force in the UK, while the average police force grant has seen an increase of 37% over the period.
• A 37% increase for SWP would have seen its funding rise to £115.5m, which is £18.2m more than today.

To fight for fair funding for South Wales Police, Jenny has tabled an all-party Early Day Motion in Parliament, which calls on the Government to fully cover the policing costs for all Welsh forces, including extra costs for policing the Welsh capital city.

Campaigning to save four of Cardiff's police stations from closure at a public meeting on 1 May 2009

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