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Times
27-07-2025
- Business
- Times
First force to face bankruptcy may have to cut ‘bedrock of policing'
The chief of the first police force to face bankruptcy says that without further funding he could be forced to scrap its neighbourhood policing team. External auditors found Lincolnshire police at risk of having to issue a section 114 notice, declaring itself effectively bankrupt, if it does not receive a significant injection of extra cash. In recent years several councils that have been unable to balance their books have issued section 114 notices. No police force has yet done so. Paul Gibson, the chief constable, said the situation was 'stark'. 'That is not a position we want to be in. The organisation doesn't deserve that. This is eminently resolvable,' he said. The Lincolnshire force already receives the country's lowest funding per resident. Gibson, who joined the force in 1998 and became chief constable in April last year, said that 15 to 20 years of underfunding was having a detrimental effect on the force's ability to keep the public safe.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- BBC News
Merseyside Police Chief Constable job draws just one applicant
Merseyside Police top job draws just one applicant Emily Spurrell said she was "absolutely confident" in Rob Carden's abilities Merseyside Police only received one application for the top job of chief constable, the region's police and crime commissioner has said. Emily Spurrell has backed Cumbria's Chief Constable Rob Carden as her preferred candidate to replace Serena Kennedy, who is set to retire in August. She said it was not unusual to have a low number of applicants for the role as the pool of those qualified is small, but she said she was "absolutely confident" in Mr Carden's abilities. His appointment is set to be decided by a panel at a confirmation hearing next week.
