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Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend said policing teams in Surrey will be properly funded to tackle those crimes important to residents after it was confirmed her proposed council tax rise will go ahead earlier today. The Commissioner’s suggested 4.3% increase in the policing element of the council tax, known as the precept, was discussed this morning at a meeting of the county’s Police and Crime Panel at Woodhatch Place in Reigate. The nine Panel members present, made up of local councillors and one independent member, voted on the Commissioner’s proposal with four votes in favour and four votes against with one abstention. The Chair of the Panel cast the deciding vote against. However, there were insufficient votes to veto the proposal and the Panel accepted the Commissioner’s precept will come into effect. Lisa said Surrey Police are one of the fastest-improving forces in the country and today’s decision means they can continue that momentum over the coming year. In the Commissioner's recent survey: 🚓 More than 3,200 people gave their views 🚓 59 per cent of those who responded said they'd be willing to pay an extra £14 a year on an average Band D property 🚓 41 per cent voted against The policing element of an average Band D Council Tax bill will now be set at £337.57, an increase of £14 a year or £1.16 a month. It equates to around a 4.3% increase across all council tax bands. You can read more about today's decision, as well as what the Commissioner had to say, here.
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