Greater Manchester Police Considers Sacking 400 Staff – Guido Fawkes

Greater Manchester Police Considers Sacking 400 Staff

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Something that has gone unreported up in Manchester this week is the significant unease at Greater Manchester Police over upcoming layoffs. Around 400 staff roles are currently under consultation though the expected redundancies will be lower…

Guido hears there are local worries that losing staff roles will shove more work pressure on street police. GMP is funded 75% by government grant and 25% from a council tax precept that it itself sets – which it has increased to £10.89 for a Band B property. Andy Burnham recently extended the Chief Constable’s contract by two years to 2028. The King of the North too focussed on attacking the Labour leadership to look after his own patch…