In the interests of transparency, the PCC publishes financial information on a regular basis to help detail how public resources are used.
This page holds information about finances, expenditure, contracts and property including:
Reserves Strategy
The Budget
- West Mercia 2023 – 24 budget report
- West Mercia 2021-22 budget report
- West Mercia 2020-21 budget report
Please note that the Medium Term Financial Plan is contained within the budget report.
Accounts
2021/2022
- Notice of Audit
- Joint Annual Governance Statement
- Statement of Responsibilities – West Mercia Chief Constable
- Statement of accounts
2020/21
- Independent Auditor’s report to the West Mercia PCC
- Independent Auditor’s report to the West Mercia Chief Constable 2020/21
- West Mercia PCC Closure of the audit 2020/21
- West Mercia Chief Constable closure of the audit 2020/21
- West Mercia Statement of Accounts 2020/21- West Mercia PCC
- West Mercia Statement of Accounts 2020/21- West Mercia Chief Constable
- Joint Annual Governance Statement
The Precept
You can find out more information on the precept (council tax) issued by the Commissioner for 2021/2022 here soon. To read the budget report in full click here
The proposals for the precept were accepted at the Police and Crime Panel on Thursday 4th February 2021. The letter from the Police and Crime Panel can be viewed here. The PCC’s response can be viewed here.
Treasury Management Strategy
Grant Information
To view details of the Commissioner’s Grant Scheme for West Mercia please visit the schemes page.
Expenditure
Items of expenditure over £500 by West Mercia’s Police and Crime Commissioner or the Chief Constable are available on the Force website All payments are made in accordance with Financial Regulations and Contract Standing Orders. These are designed to ensure value for money is obtained. View here and put ‘spend’ into the search box to see our expenditure.
Property
Details of premises or land owned by, or occupied for the purposes of the Police and Crime Commissioner are shown in the attached property schedule, which will be updated annually. Please note the schedule is a redacted document.
Contract Information
This section deals with West Mercia Police’s policies and procedures on procurement.
West Mercia Police publishes details of all contracts with a value above £10,000 on the Emergency Services ‘Bluelight Procurement Database’ (BLPD). Contracts documentation are published subject to the redaction of operationally or commercially sensitive information.
BLPD link is currently unavailable.
Future invitations to tender are advertised via the EU Supply e-tendering portal.
For further information please email:-
Conditions of purchase
To view details about the general conditions of purchase, please click here.
