00:00I can tell you today that direct central government funding for policing will increase by more
00:06than half a billion pounds next year, including over £260 million for the core grant and
00:12also additional funding for neighbourhood policing, counter-terrorism and the National
00:16Crime Agency.
00:18But we'll need to go further to make every penny of new investment count.
00:23That's why we've already began working with you on a new collaboration and efficiencies
00:27programme working across police forces, starting with energy contracts, IT contracts, fleet
00:32contracts with the potential to save you hundreds of millions of pounds over the next few years
00:37to put back into frontline policing.
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