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Defence Secretary announces £70m for Afghan security forces

19 April 2012 | No comments

The UK will provide £70m a year to fund the Afghan National Security Forces after British combat operations end in Afghanistan in 2014, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has announced.

£350m upgrade for HMS Vengeance

26 March 2012 | No comments

The future of 2,000 British jobs will be secured by the signing of a multi-million pound deal to upgrade one of the Royal Navy’s nuclear deterrent submarines.

Review into police pay and conditions

16 March 2012 | No comments

The Home Secretary today received the final part of Tom Winsor’s review into police pay and conditions.

Minister announces £1.8m for Gloucestershire’s Fire & Rescue Service

1 March 2012 | No comments

In a Parliamentary statement today, the Minister for Fire Bob Neil announced a one-off grant for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service to replace and upgrade its mobilising, command, control and communication systems. 

Fire Minister announces funding for successful control centre projects

1 March 2012 | No comments

Fire Minister Bob Neill has today announced funding of £74 million to support a range of locally-led projects to improve the resilience and efficiency of local fire and rescue control rooms across England.

Met policing plan and police budget 2012/13

22 February 2012 | No comments

The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will tomorrow examine the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) draft policing plan for 2012-15 and its budget for the year ahead.

MOD spends £290m on ‘technical support’

21 February 2012 | No comments

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) spent more than £290m on outside technical support in 2011, it has been revealed.

Ministry of Defence makes strides in solving budget issues

17 February 2012 | No comments

The battle to close a £38bn “black hole” at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is being won, according to Philip Hammond, the Defence Secretary.

Police forces are improving services and still making significant savings,the Policing Minister said today.

26 January 2012 | No comments

In a speech hosted by Cityforum, Nick Herbert said a transformation in police ways of working was well underway and welcomed the millions of pounds in savings already achieved.

News from Brian Coleman: Coleman calls for £500m saving by merging London’s blue-light fire and ambulance services

26 January 2012 | 2 comments

London Assembly member, Brian Coleman said today that half a billion pounds could be saved by merging London’s fire and ambulance services.

New funding to tackle female offending

24 January 2012 | No comments

Community projects that tackle female offending have been awarded £3.5m in funding, Justice Minister Crispin Blunt announced today.

MoD pledges millions to Service children’s education

11 January 2012 | No comments

Innovative projects to make sure that the children of Service personnel are not disadvantaged by moving to different schools have received funding from the Ministry of Defence.

Police Authority Outsourcing Decision

22 December 2011 | No comments

Lincolnshire Police Authority has made a key decision that will transform the way policing is delivered in Lincolnshire and create a benchmark for service delivery nationwide.

£400m equipment package for troops in Afghanistan announced

22 December 2011 | No comments

A £400m package of protected vehicles and Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) technology to further improve the protection of British Forces in Afghanistan has been announced by Defence Secretary Philp Hammond today.

Armed Forces pay cap challenged by MPs

16 December 2011 | No comments

A treasury pay cap for the Armed Forces could be challenged by the government’s own advisers, who claim it runs contrary to the government’s own rules for setting the pay of service personnel and could be in breach of the military covenant.

MOD Examines excessive lifestyle allowances for defence chiefs

13 December 2011 | No comments

Defence chiefs are to see their spending cut for their grace and favour homes in an attempt to curb their spending on frivolous items such as antiques and house personnel, which could save the MoD around £5m a year.