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Concern over Durham and Cleveland Police budget cuts

BBC Published May 28, 2010 Reviewed Jul 3, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

Budget cuts affecting Durham and Cleveland Police total £2.6 million.

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Durham Police said its budget cut is £1.3 million.

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Durham Police faces a budget cut of £1.3m, which it describes as 'a blow' and states will be hard to implement.

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The Home Office wants forces in England and Wales to cut 1.5% of their budget, amounting to a total of £125 million, to help tackle the national deficit.

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Durham Police described its £1.3 million budget cut as a blow.

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Cleveland Police is facing a loss of £1.3 million.

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Peter Thompson, who chairs Durham Police Authority, stated that they have probably saved about £10 million over several years to address needs.

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Peter Thompson stated that Durham Police Authority has been requested to find another £1.3 million not too long into the new financial year.

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Durham Police Authority has saved approximately £10m over several years of austerity, and now faces an additional £1.3m cut.

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Durham Police Authority Chair Peter Thompson states that cuts of this nature so quickly will affect jobs and that the force will be looking at ways of downsizing operations.

Two police forces in the north east of England have expressed concern over budget cuts totalling £2.6m.

The Home Office wants forces in England and Wales to cut 1.5% of their budget - a total of £125m - to help tackle the national deficit.

Durham Police has described its £1.3m cut as "a blow" and said it would be hard to make further reductions.

Cleveland Police, facing a loss of the same amount, agreed that it would be hard to implement.

Dave McCluckie, chairman of the Cleveland Police Authority, said: "This is a very, very difficult cut.

"It has been made in a year in which we've already formed and balanced our budgets, and made or started the necessary investments which were to take us through the year."

Peter Thompson, who chairs Durham Police Authority, said: "We've been very austere for several years and have probably saved about £10m to address needs.

"But now, all of a sudden, and not too long into the new financial year we've been requested to find another £1.3m which is going to be very difficult for us."

He added that he had earlier pledged there would be no reduction in front-line policing, but could not guarantee there would be no job losses elsewhere.

"If you are looking at cuts of this nature so quickly, clearly it will affect jobs," he said.

"We will be looking at ways and means of downsizing our operations in the future to effect the saving."

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