‘Productive’ meeting over massive Lancashire police cuts

By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Oct 2015, 15:29 BST
Photo: David Hurst Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw and Chief Constable Steve FinniganPhoto: David Hurst Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw and Chief Constable Steve Finnigan
Photo: David Hurst Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw and Chief Constable Steve Finnigan
LANCASHIRE MPs had a “productive” meeting with a Government minister over plans for massive cuts to the county police force budget.

A delegation of MPs met Policing Minister Mike Penning in London to air their concerns over funding cuts which Lancashire’s Chief Constable Steve Finnigan and Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw say would be “devastating”.

More than 7,000 residents have signed an online petition against the cuts

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Mr Grunshaw said today: “I am really grateful to all the MPs who took the time to meet with me and the Chief Constable to discuss the impending review of the funding formula for policing and its potential impact on Lancashire.