It has emerged following the Chancellor’s announcement yesterday that, of the £367m savings that the Home Office will be required to make, £135m will come from UK police forces. This is on top of ambitious efficiency savings that the previous government had already imposed.

Despite the announcement, the President of the Police Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales, Chief Supt Derek Barnett, has stated that police forces will “be able to implement the cuts without affecting front line services”. Whatever happens, pressure to eliminate waste and improve efficiency will be greater than ever.