00:01Cleveland Police is due to receive £5.2 million in government support
00:06to help pay for extra officers brought in after the fatal A66 crash at South Bank in August.
00:12Seven people died, including two police officers who were on duty.
00:17Officers from other areas were drafted in, creating a mutual aid bill the government has agreed to help cover.
00:23The first £2 million was announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood in September.
00:28That money has not yet reached the force and is expected in November.
00:34Policing Minister Sarah Jones has now confirmed a further £3.2 million, due in December.
00:41Together, the payments will bring the promised support to £5.2 million.
00:46Speaking in the House of Commons on October 26,
00:49Ms Jones said the government was also considering Cleveland Police's application for exceptional funding.
00:55The request has been sent to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy to review the figures.
01:02Ms Jones said work on the police funding formula would then be prioritised.
01:06The announcement came during a debate about pressures facing the force.
01:11Stockton West MP Matt Vickers, the Conservative's shadow policing minister,
01:16said Home Office data showed Cleveland had the country's highest recorded crime rate
01:20and 17 fewer officers than a year earlier.
01:24He welcomed the support, but said it would not put permanent officers on local streets.
