Public spending on the police service in the United Kingdom rose to 25.3 billion British pounds in 2022/23, the highest amount spent during the provided time period. Between 2009/10 and 2013/14 the amount of public money spent on the police fell from 19.3 billion pounds to just 16.35 billion pounds, due to the austerity policies followed by the UK government at the time.
Public sector expenditure on the police service in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP)
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GOV.UK, & HM Treasury. (July 19, 2023). Public sector expenditure on the police service in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298637/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-police-services/
GOV.UK, und HM Treasury. "Public sector expenditure on the police service in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP)." Chart. July 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298637/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-police-services/
GOV.UK, HM Treasury. (2023). Public sector expenditure on the police service in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298637/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-police-services/
GOV.UK, and HM Treasury. "Public Sector Expenditure on The Police Service in The United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298637/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-police-services/
GOV.UK & HM Treasury, Public sector expenditure on the police service in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298637/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-police-services/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Public sector expenditure on the police service in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & HM Treasury, July 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298637/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-police-services/