The Government has announced funding that will enable Northamptonshire Police to recruit an additional 57 officers by the end of 2021.
These extra officers will be in addition to the 200 new officers that Northamptonshire Police is currently recruiting as a result of the local council tax increase. This will take the Force to 1310 officers, back to the numbers of nine years ago in 2010.
The Government’s promise to increase numbers could see Northamptonshire receive, in total, funding for around 190 more officers and that would take the Force to over 1500 officers by 2023.
Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold said: “This is great news for the people of Northamptonshire. People clearly tell me that they want to see more police and they want them to focus on fighting crime.
“I welcome the Home Office decision to invest in policing. The Chief Constable and I had already committed to increasing the number of police officers in Northamptonshire and this support from Government is more than welcome.”
