Jon Boutcher said the funding gap must be addressed, describing officer numbers are “dangerously low”.
The PSNI is facing a £37 million a year funding gap, the chief constable has warned. Jon Boutcher said the gap must be addressed, describing officer numbers are “dangerously low”.
Noting the additional money allocated for Northern Ireland by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Autumn Budget Statement last week, Mr Boutcher told the Policing Board that the PSNI must receive the support that other public services such as health and education do. He said those figures do not include the cost of the data breach, holiday pay or costs around legacy civil cases.
“As Chief Constable, I expect predictions of insufficient resources negatively impacting on performance to become a reality, and this is going to put lives at risk.
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