Kent's Police and Crime Commissioner warns the budget could leave the force £1m worse off.
Kent Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott says urgent changes are needed after last week's budget
In an open letter to the Home Office, he said Kent Police was now facing "an acute problem" exacerbated by an "unfair funding arrangement".Police funding comes from a government grant and also from a portion of the council tax paid each year. Mr Scott warned: “We are rapidly approaching the point where any savings we make will inevitably have an impact on front line policing, something the Chief Constable and I are strenuously trying to avoid.
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