Question reference: S6W-22908
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 13 November 2023
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 November 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has asked Police Scotland to return to it in each financial year since 2019-20, including 2023-24 to date.
Answer
In accordance with the guidance contained within the Scottish Public Finance Manual, grant in aid funding to public bodies should not be paid in advance of need. Due to this requirement, the Scottish Government has not asked the Scottish Police Authority or Police Scotland to return any funding since their creation in 2013.
Despite UK Government austerity, we have increased police funding year-on-year since 2016-17, investing over £11.6 billion since the creation of Police Scotland in 2013.