The Police and Crime Commissioner awards funding to people or organisations in the county who contribute to the delivery of the objectives set out in the Police and Crime Plan 2021-24. Broadly this falls into two areas:

• to contribute to the prevention and reduction of crime and disorder
• to fulfil his responsibility to ensure the provision of support services for victims and witnesses of crime.

The Police and Reform and Social Responsibility Act gives PCCs the power to award ‘Crime and Disorder Reduction’ grants with any conditions.

The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 Section 143 gives a ‘local policing body’ power to provide or commission services or grant (subject to any conditions).

The approach in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is guided by a set of key principles, which are set out in the Commissioning and Grants Strategy (below). These are underpinned by the ‘Understand, Plan, Do, Review’ Commissioning Model. A regularly updated Victim and Offender Needs Assessment and various thematic needs assessments provide concrete evidence bases from which commissioning decisions are made. All services are subject to appropriate and proportionate outcome monitoring arrangements. 

The funding from these services and initiatives comes from a variety of sources including:

• central government – grants awarded based on population formula and successfully bid for additional funding;
• local statutory agency partners as part of co-commissioning arrangements;
• the Commissioner’s local funds; and
• proceeds of crime.

An overview of all funding streams and the total awards made since the Commissioner was elected are available below. More detailed lists of the providers who received funding are available from the respective pages in this section.

Commissioning and Grants Total Investment - 21-25

All Government Grants - 21-25

All Victim Support Services – 21-25

Creating Safer Streets – all awards 21-25