Surrey County Council opposes Police and Crime Commissioner’s Precept Increase

Tuesday, 9 February, 2021

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From Surrey County Council Conservatives

Surrey County Council is strongly opposed to the Police and Crime Commissioner raising the policing element of the council tax Precept by 5.5% for 2021/22 at this current time.

COVID has had a huge impact on all of our residents and Surrey County Council and its partners have sought to provide support, financial security and certainty wherever possible through the pandemic. However, we’ve also recognised the challenges residents face and the financial impact of COVID. That is why we are not increasing Council Tax by the full amount allowed by Government.

The majority of the members on the Surrey Police and Crime panel who were present voted against the proposal, but the current independent PCC decided to proceed anyway. It is a concern that the PCC’s suggested £15 increase is likely to place even greater financial pressure on our residents at an already challenging time and we ask him to review his decision.

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1. As our local community continues to deal with the impact of the Coronavirus, which of the following things are most important to you.

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Ensuring public sector and key workers have all the support they need	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Working to support local NHS services	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Protecting local jobs and livelihoods	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Ensuring local children have the best education possible, while staying safe in these difficult times	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Making sure the elderly and vulnerable are safe and secure	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important

2. Thinking about other important issues, which of the following concerns are important to you?

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Reducing traffic congestion	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Parking problems	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
State of the local roads	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
State of local pavements	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Local facilities for young people	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Dog mess	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Litter	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Anti-social behaviour	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Keeping Council Tax as low as possible	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Improving public transport	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Tackling local crime	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important

3. Please let us know if there are other important issues in your area that you would like us to tackle?

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Surrey County Council opposes Police and Crime Commissioner’s Precept Increase

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