Spending on public order and safety during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
Year ending March 2017 → Year ending March 2019 · 2 periods
↑ 7.6%+£2.3bn £ billion
Spending on public order and safety rose by 7.6% over the period, from £30.1bn £ billion (Year ending March 2017, the level when the government took office) to £32.4bn (Year ending March 2019, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2017: £30.1bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2019: £32.4bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Public sector spending on police, fire, courts, prisons and immigration services, in cash terms.
Doesn’t measure: Spending on any one of those services separately.