Setting the Police Budget

One of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s responsibilities is to set the police budget, allocating funds and assets to the Chief Constable and setting the police council tax precept for the Cheshire area.

Police precept (council tax)

Each year, the Police and Crime Commissioner sets the police precept – the part of local council tax which funds policing (one of his main responsibilities).

This year’s council tax leaflet explaining the policing precept is below.

Leaflets from previous years

Council Tax leaflets from the last five years are available here.

Key budget information

The Commissioner is responsible for setting the police budget.

The budget book and decision report give details of the budget for the current financial year.

Previous budget books

The Budget books and decision reports from the last five years are available here.