Greater Manchester Police Funding 2026/2027 - Consultations

Have your say on setting Greater Manchester’s Police Precept

Greater Manchester Combined Authority are inviting Greater Manchester residents, including the people of Bolton, to have their say on the Police Precept for 2026 – 2027.

Where does people funding come from?

Police funding comes from an annual central government grant and what can be raised locally from the police precept part of council tax. In Greater Manchester, the government grant represents 74% of funding for Greater Manchester Police (GMP), and the police precept Greater Manchester set makes up 26%. The police precept in Greater Manchester is one of the lowest in the country.

This year, the central government grant is due to increase by 2.6% from the previous year (to £666 million).

This is the second lowest increase of any police force in the country and compares to a national average increase of 3.2% and increases of 4% in London, 4.2% in Kent and 3.6% in Merseyside.

GMCA are currently in discussions with the Government calling for the national funding for our police service to be brought up to a fairer level.

What does the precept fund and how much will it rise by?

It is GMCAs responsibility to maintain an effective, efficient police force for Greater Manchester. The service’s frontline is growing to address significant growth in demand and increased complexity of crime. By March 2026 Greater Manchester Police will have at least 8,271 officers, including an additional 120 officers under the Government’s neighbourhood policing guarantee. It has also made significant back-office efficiencies, making it lean and effective.

To maintain the investment required for policing to protect the public, GMCA propose to increase the police precept by £11.66 per year (£0.97 a month) for a Band B property (80% of households in Greater Manchester are in Bands A-C). For a Band D property, the increase would be £15 per year (£1.25 a month).

To find out more about the proposals and the impact the precept has had in previous years please visit the GMCA website.

This survey and supporting information is avaliable on the GMCA consultation webpage. 

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