2020/21 Police precept
North Yorkshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is responsible for setting the local police ‘precept’ – the amount people pay through their council tax for policing.
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner has set the Band D Police Element of the Council Tax within North Yorkshire for 2020/21 at £265.77.
This is an increase of £10 per year, or 3.91% over the 2019/20 level.
Your contribution through your council tax 2020/21
| Property Band | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | Increase per year | Increase per week |
| A | £170.51 | £177.18 | £6.67 | 13p |
| B | £198.93 | £206.71 | £7.78 | 15p |
| C | £227.35 | £236.24 | £8.89 | 17p |
| D | £255.77 | £265.77 | £10.00 | 19p |
| E | £312.61 | £324.83 | £12.22 | 23p |
| F | £369.45 | £383.89 | £14.44 | 28p |
| G | £426.28 | £442.95 | £16.67 | 32p |
| H | £511.54 | £531.54 | £20.00 | 38p |
Income and expenditure
Funding for the police
| 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |
| Funding from Government | £69.2m | £74.4m |
| Council tax precept – your contribution | £77.3m | £81.1m |
| Council tax grants | £7.9m | £7.9m |
| Specific grants | £4.1m | £5.9m |
| Fees, Charges and Partnerships | £8.1m | £8.0m |
| Total funding | £166.6m | £177.2m |
Police budget breakdown
| 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |
| Police officers | £78.0m | £85.3m |
| Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) | £6.7m | £7.6m |
| Police staff | £35.2m | £37.0m |
| Policing priorities fund | £6.0m | £3.5m |
| Buildings and transport | £7.2m | £6.9m |
| Supplies and services | £22.8m | £23.7m |
| Other spend * | £9.7m | £12.0m |
| Office of the PFCC | £1.1m | £1.2m |
| Total spending plan | £166.6m | £177.2m |
* This includes Community Safety Funding and Commissioned Services, Police Officer Medical and Injury Pensions, Cost of Capital and Use of Reserves.
Precept leaflet
Download the 2020 – 2021 Precept leaflet
Correspondence with the Police Fire and Crime Panel
- 7 February 2020 Response by PFCC Julia Mulligan to North Yorkshire Police Fire and Crime Panel re Precept 2020-21
- 6 February 2020 Police Fire and Crime Panel Report to PFCC re Precepts 2020_21