Council Tax Banding
Council Tax band | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | Difference |
Band A | £176.33 | £166.44 | £9.89 |
Band B | £205.72 | £191.18 | £14.54 |
Band C | £235.11 | £221.92 | £13.19 |
Band D | £264.50 | £249.66 | £14.84 |
Band E | £323.28 | £305.14 | £18.14 |
Band F | £382.06 | £360.62 | £21.44 |
Band G | £440.83 | £416.10 | £24.73 |
Band H | £529.00 | £499.32 | £29.68 |
The amount you pay for the police service will increase by 5.94% in 2023/24. Council Tax bands are calculated to six decimal places, but presented here to two decimal places, therefore they may vary by plus/minus 0.01%.
How is the money spent?
In 2023/24, we plan to spend £275.m before income and use of reserves. The expenditure on police services has increased by £14.28m.
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How is policing funded?
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Government funding
Core Funding = £133.872m
Funding related to PUP = £4.3m
Legacy government funding = £11.975m
Local funding
Council Tax Precept = £122.124m
Collection Fund Contribution= £0.767m
Reserves contribution = £1.730m
Capital Table
The PCC has approved a capital budget of £28.624 m to invest in the police estate, IT and fleet.
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Police officer uplift
Since 2015, the PCC has allocated funding for 566 additional police officers.
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Increases made by PCC’s in Council Tax
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The PCC is conscious of the pressure that council tax places on households. The PCC has the 4th lowest increase in council tax since 2016/17 when he was first elected as West Mercia PCC.
You can see a PDF version of the council tax leaflet by clicking here. If you would like this in an accessible format please email [email protected]