Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner has begun legal action against the Home Office over what he calls an unfair police funding formula.
Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner has begun legal action against the Home Office over what he calls an unfair police funding formula.
David Sidwick says it fails to reflect the county’s rural geography and millions of annual visitors, leaving local taxpayers to meet extra costs.
The Home Office says police funding will be addressed through wider reforms.
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