1 September 2006

POLICE CLAIM ON COSTS OF FORCE MERGERS PREPARATION

HERTFORDSHIRE Police have submitted a claim of £194,286 to the Home Office for the additional costs incurred preparing for restructuring.

The proposed force mergers were cancelled by the Home Office in July and Police Authorities and Forces had until the 31 st August to submit their claim.

Chairman of Hertfordshire Police Authority Ian Laidlaw – Dickson said: “"We have calculated the additional costs which we and the Constabulary had to pay for work on the amalgamation proposals. “I have to stress the word "additional" as not all the time that officers and our staff spent on amalgamation could be included in the claim to the Home Office.

I am sad that so much time and money has been spent on this project but we will continue to work with colleagues to improve policing in Hertfordshire without the distraction of amalgamation. We remain committed to providing the best possible police services for the people of Hertfordshire.”

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