Budget 2022-23

Council Tax Precept Notice 2022-23

The Commissioner is required to determine the budget for 2022-23 and then set the council tax precept following consultation with the Police and Crime Panel. The greater part of the budget will be allocated for to Gwent Police for operational purposes, but an element needs to be retained to cover the cost of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and commissioning of services from organisations other than Gwent Police.

Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Budget 2022-23

In determining the Budget Requirement for 2022-23 the Commissioner has had regard to the Police and Crime Plan 2021-25; the Policing Visions 2025; the Strategic Policing Requirement; the Chief Constable’s view of the financial resources required to deliver the operational requirements of the Plan; the level of resources to be allocated for commissioning other than from the Chief Constable and the cost of running the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.

The Commissioner has approved, in consultation with the Police and Crime Panel:

A budget requirement for 2022-23 of £156,103,774;
The planned efficiency savings in 2022-23 of £1.021m and further planned efficiency savings of £3.308m (totalling £4.329m) detailed in Appendix 5b of the Annexe to this submission;
The further proposed utilisation of the Reserves and Committed Funds (Appendix 7);
The initial Capital Programme as described in Appendices 8a and 8b; and
The 2022/23 proposed Council Tax Precept to be levied in respect of general expenses of £68,144,822. (equivalent to a Council Tax Band D of £303.80) and that this sum be apportioned to each City/County/County Borough Council according to the following table:

Unitary Authorities	£	Tax Base Band D Equivalent (£)
Blaenau Gwent	6,342,390	20,876.86
Caerphilly	18,550,851	61,062.71
Monmouthshire	14,391,857	47,372.80
Newport	18,485,844	60,848.73
Torfaen	10,373,880	34,147.07
Total	68,144,822	224,308.17