Cuts Watch #108: counter-terrorism
A senior officer of the Metropolitan Police has warned that cuts in police funding will increase the risk of a terrorist attack. A 25 per cent cut in the police budget would translate into £150 million less for the anti-terror budgets and this would weaken Britain’s defences against al-Qaida.
John Yates, Assistant Commissioner with responsibility for ‘special operations’ at Scotland Yard was speaking at a closed meeting of the Association of Chief Police Officers, but his comments were later leaked to the press. Mr Yates estimated that £87 million could be cut from the Met’s counter-terrorism services and £62 million from those of other forces.
Cuts Watch #129: Police Jobs | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC
Jul 15th 2010, 12:47 pm
[…] are already having an effect. I have previously noted worries that anti-terrorist policing could be hit and that the Metropolitan Police is going to cut recruitment and training costs by […]