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Peter Black and South Wales West Liberal DemocratsRepresenting Aberavon, Bridgend, Gower, Neath, Ogmore, Port Talbot, and Swansea |
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Anger at 14% Home Office funding cut for Swansea's Community Safety Partnership
June 15, 2007 2:22 PM
Peter Black at Swansea Central Police Station
The Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black, has expressed anger and dismay on learning that funding for Swansea's Community Safety Partnership is being cut by 14% this year by the Westminster Labour Government.
As a result of a funding crisis in the Home Office, all Community Safety Partnerships in Wales have just been advised that they will be receiving 14.06% less funding for 2007-08 than they received in 2006-07. This is despite previous advice from the Home Office circulated by e-mail that "partnerships should plan on the basis of indicative allocations that are the same as 2006/07".
Swansea has had its funding cut from £344,984 to £296,479, which means that it will struggle to meet its target of cutting crime by 27%. Swansea has made real inroads into this target, achieving a 22.9% reduction so far, but without adequate funding it we could well see that trend reversed.
Peter Black commented: "This is outrageous. The Community Safety Partnership plays a fundamental role in bringing relevant bodies together locally to find ways to best tackle crime and anti-social behaviour throughout the city. Such vital work will be deeply undermined by this draconian cut in funding.
"And to make matters worse, not only has the Partnership been unable to plan for this cut, having previously been advised by the Home Office to expect a similar level of funding as last year, but they are only now being told how much funding they are being allocated nearly a quarter of the way through the current financial year.
"Under the present Labour Government, the Home Office has lurched from crisis to crisis and this is just the latest example. Jobs and key services throughout Wales are now being put at risk as a result of this bungle over funding, which is nothing short of gross incompetence. It's no wonder that Labour's John Reid has said he will be quitting soon as Home Secretary."
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