Re:Viewing Illegal Streams: No Cautions, Fines or Arrests Sa...
by crote on Monday January 29, 2024 @09:03PM
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2015 was the earliest date my source used for detailed data. Keep in mind that the pre-austerity "16.5B" figure I gave was for 2010 instead - which is before the funding cuts. I should've probably made that more explicit, yeah, shame I can't edit it anymore.
I can't find the figures for 2009 (this is most likely due to significant changes in the funding structure in 2015, see [1]), but according to [0] the number of police officers was about the same in 2010 as in 2009 - so the austerity cuts clearly only hit in 2011.
Also, my numbers are for England & Wales - because that's what was easily available. I'm not sure where you numbers come from, but they definitely don't match up with the England & Wales ones the UK government provide.
[0]: https://ifs.org.uk/sites/default/files/output_url_files/bn20...
[1]: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...
It just happens to be when about 7 years of funding cuts ended.
Funding in 2009 was £19.3bn, which is £32bn adjusted for inflation to today.
22/23 funding was £24bn (£27bn inflation adjusted)