Cash to be spent wisely, says Sir Clive

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Thursday, January 31, 2013
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Police and crime commissioner Sir Clive Loader has repeated his intention to ensure public money under his control is spent "wisely".

Sir Clive yesterday responded to criticism of his handling of a £1.6 million Central Government grant for crime-fighting projects across the county.

The money was previously paid directly to the county council, which used it to fund projects, but now it goes to the commissioner, who decides how it is spent.

Sir Clive has given half of the money to the council and asked it to provide evidence the projects it pays for are good value for money and produce results, before he decides whether to hand over the rest of it.

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Most of the money is pooled with other funding bodies, including the NHS and the Probation Service, to pay for services such as drug and alcohol treatment and the management in the community of offenders.

The county council claims the decision was taken without sufficient consultation and has led to uncertainty about the future of some of those services.

Sir Clive told a meeting of the police and crime panel – the group of councillors which scrutinises his decision-making – yesterday that he intended to press ahead with the plan. Also at yesterday's meeting at County Hall, Glenfield, Sir Clive talked through a draft version of his plan for policing for the next four years.

He has also confirmed he intends to freeze council tax payers' contribution to policing at current levels for the next two years.

Members of the public can comment on the draft plan by visiting:

www.leics.pcc.police.uk

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  • Profile image for LaPetomane

    by LaPetomane

    Friday, February 01 2013, 6:58PM

    “Cash to be spent wisely.

    Well isn't that a matter of opinion? Whilst I am quite prepared and of course have little choice in observing PCC Clive Loaders decisions, whatever he says goes. His decisions are based on his experiences as a wealthy man with a wealthy and educated upbringing, buried deep in institutional military life, telling people what to do, people saying yes and delivering what he wants, surrounded by rural country folk and picturesque villages barely touched by yob culture and immigration, sporting the party politics of the Conservative party, the privatisation party, the party changing the police yet have announced nothing totackle crime and criminals? ... etc etc. Will he understand the issues of Leicester folk? I'm prepared to sit back and see if he does a good job and make a change for us all. However what he considers 'wisely' may not mean the same thing to all of us.”

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    by Bob491

    Thursday, January 31 2013, 1:29PM

    “As I said Demo, like twelve out of every thirteen of the electorate, I have little confidence in the Con PCC's ability, experience or motivation to do the right thing.

    So whether or not he raises taxes he is likely to waste money and mis-direct resources. The last thing we need is tax payers money being diverted into the ever deepening pockets of private security company bosses, instead of being spent on properly qualified and experienced policemen and women.

    But I support your view that this unfair, out of touch and incompetent Con government should not be raising taxes on the unwealthy at the same time as cutting taxes for their own wealthy friends and party donors!”

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    by TheOverlord

    Thursday, January 31 2013, 1:02PM

    “No doubt the con government is to blame, eh Bob?

    Do you not agree that all of our money however spent should be at best value, not simply doled as it has been in the past.

    Also, given that sir clive does not have any experience of policing, equally the same is true of sir pete.

    Personally i think we could do without both of them, all of the other candidates, committee members, panel members etc... (the list is a long an not very distinguished one) are still employed in some council nothing job, this is where the real waste is.

    Go in peace my people”

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    by democrat

    Thursday, January 31 2013, 12:29PM

    “So Bob - you want him to waste money and increase taxes then?”

  • Profile image for Bob491

    by Bob491

    Thursday, January 31 2013, 12:15PM

    “Demo, like twelve out of every thirteen of the electorate, I have little confidence in the Con PCC's ability, experience or motivation to do the right thing.”

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    by democrat

    Thursday, January 31 2013, 11:55AM

    “So Bob - you do not welcome Sir Clive's actions to ensure that public money is well spent and that the tax burden on those of us that pay Council Tax is not increased?”

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    by anobserver

    Thursday, January 31 2013, 10:57AM

    “bob....are you refering to the PCC or Sneaky pete .Seems to be a few similarities.”

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    by C_G_Lee

    Thursday, January 31 2013, 10:28AM

    “The political aspect of these posts is already coming home to roost. Sir Clive (Conservative) is pegging the police transept, whereas the Labour PCCs in Notts and Derbs are increasing theirs. I just hope that Leics Police (and as a consequence the people of Leics & Rutland) don't suffer as a result of our police being starved of funds.”

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    by anobserver

    Thursday, January 31 2013, 8:28AM

    “The first people to knock him are the the ones who already waste money.Ironic.”

  • Profile image for democrat

    by democrat

    Thursday, January 31 2013, 8:18AM

    “Sir Clive seeking proof that tax-payers money is being spent wisely and is producing tangible results (rather than simply keeping people in overpaid public sector jobs)

    Sir Clive not seeking any more money form Council Tax payers

    I wonder if Peter Soulsby is watching and learning?”

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