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Cleveland Police will lose officers
Cleveland Police has had to make additional savings of £4.8m. They have already lost 280 officers and must lose another 58.
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Full report: Cleveland Police to lose officers
The Chief Constable of Cleveland Police is warning that additional spending cuts will force her staff to grade non-emergency police calls in order of their importance.
The Teesside service has already slashed £15 million from its budget but has since discovered it must make an extra £5 million of enforced savings over the next two years.
It means front line officers are facing redundancy.
Rachel Bullock reports.
Chief Constable: Cuts will force service to prioritise emergency calls
Jacqui Cheer, Chief Constable of Cleveland Police.
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Coppinger on Cleveland Police cuts
Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland Barry Coppinger has questioned why decisions about Cleveland are being made in London.
Jacqui Cheer on Cleveland cuts
Cleveland Chief Constable Jacqui Cheer has said that finding the £4.8m savings required is difficult and that jobs will be lost.
More Cleveland Police officers to lose jobs
58 police officers in Cleveland could lose their jobs as part of budget cuts and 50 civilian staff could also go. The force must save another £4.8m over the next two years.
In order to do this, voluntary redundancy and early retirement will be introduced. 280 officers have already lost their jobs.
Cleveland's financial plans for £4.8m cut
Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner, and the Force, have outlined their financial plans. The Force has had to make savings of £15.1m. After a review, additional savings of £4.8m must be made. This means voluntary redundancy and early retirement.
Measures put in place to make those savings:
- Police officer recruitment freeze
- Loss of over 300 police officers
- Outsourcing business support
- Reducing expenses
- Use of a more flexible model