The police

Fact checks relating to the police, policing, funding of the police service and public perceptions of crime

9 November 2018

BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck

By Full Fact Team • 7 mins

Question Time on 8 November came from Dulwich, London. Topics covered included whether stop and search and knife crime, Brexit deals, and if burning a model of Grenfell Tower should be a crime. Read

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2 November 2018

BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck

By Full Fact Team • 10 mins

Question Time on 1 November came from Clacton-on-Sea. Topics covered included income tax changes, austerity, early elections, policing priorities, and the impact of the investigation into Arron Banks. Read

Analysis
12 July 2018

Crime

Trump’s visit: what’s the cost?

By Joël Reland • 4 mins

The government has given £5 million to the Scottish Police to help with the costs of policing President Trump’s visit. Other police forces can also apply for special funding to cover the costs. Read

Analysis
9 January 2018

Crime

Police funding in England and Wales

By Full Fact Team • 4 mins

Police funding fell from 2010/11 to 2015/16. An extra £460 million for 2018 largely comes from allowing PCCs to increase council tax. Read

Analysis

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