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DN1/YNYCA/M/2025 – 2025/26 Police Budget, Medium Term Financial Plan and Associated Papers

Following a public consultation, the Mayor for North Yorkshire proposed a 4.56%, or £14, increase of the Police precept, for a Band D property, to the Police, Fire and Crime Panel. This proposal was supported by the Panel and subsequent to this the 2025/26 budget process has been concluded and the papers attached to this Decision Notice provide the detail of the financial plans for 2025/26 and beyond.

DN1/YNYCA/M/2025

Date 25/02/2025

Background  

This is a Decision Notice outlining the Mayor’s Police Budget and Capital Plans for 2025/26 and the Medium-Term Financial Plans to 2028/29.

There is a legal requirement for the PFCC to set a budget prior to the 1st March each year for the following financial year. This Decision Notice records the Decisions made at Executive Board on the 25th February ensuring that the Mayor’s obligations in this area were met for 2025/26.

The Revenue Budget for 2025/26 is based on the approved £14 increase in precept for a Band D property for 2025/26 and sets out how the £232,295k of revenue funding to be received by the Mayor in respect of Policing in 2025/26 will be spent. The decision also sets out a capital programme of just over £11m of schemes for delivery in 2025/26 and provides details of how this will be spent.

To support this decision are the following attached papers:

    • This report includes the Annual Investment Strategy, the Capital Strategy and the Minimum Revenue Provision Strategy

Decision Record 

It is recommended, by the Assistant Director of Resources (Deputy s73 Officer for Police, Fire and Crime Functions), that the Mayor approves the Budget and Capital Plans for 2025/26 as attached to this Decision along with the Medium Term Financial Plans to 2028/29. In approving this decision the Mayor is agreeing to the allocation of resources set out within this decision and the associated appendices, and also the detailed recommendations contained within all of the attached papers.

 

David Skaith
Mayor 

Statutory Officer Advice 

Legal, Management and Equality Implications  

The Mayor’s PCC component council tax requirement and precept has been determined in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Finance Act 1972 as modified by the Combined Authorities (Finance Order) 2017, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, the Police and Crime Panels (Precepts and Chief Constable Appointments) Regulations 2012 as modified by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 and the Local Government Act 2003 and will be issued accordingly.

Financial and Commercial  

The Assistant Director of Resources (Deputy s73 Officer for Police, Fire and Crime Functions) has recommended that the Mayor approves the Budget and Capital Plans for 2025/26 as attached to this Decision along with the Medium Term Financial Plans to 2028/29. In doing so the Mayor will have set a balanced medium term financial plan for Policing.

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