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Calculated and funded as part of the original settlement for all those departments to deliver on the 20,000 police officers commitment. i was chancellor at the time and i distinctly remember those conversations and that modelling happening with particular focus on the downstream cost. you are absolutely right, we cannot focus just on the cost of police officers, that has an impact elsewhere. my recollection is that was funded as part of the settlement at the time for the 20,000 police officers uplift programme. to for the 20,000 police officers uplift programme.— for the 20,000 police office...
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