2023/2024 Precept consultation
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- Police precept
- How much do I pay now for the Police Precept?
- Fire precept
- How much do I pay now for the Fire and Rescue Precept?
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- Download, Print out, Complete the survey and post back to us FREEPOST
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One of Commissioner Zoë’s roles, required by law, is to set the police and fire precepts – the amounts dedicated to policing and fire and rescue services in North Yorkshire and York from every household.
As part of her commitment to ensure everyone has the chance to have their say before the amounts are decided, she wants to know your views as part of a consultation. She will then make her proposals to the Police, Fire and Crime Panel in February.
The survey runs from Monday 5 December until Monday 16 January at www.tellCommissionerZoe.co.uk.
Commissioner Zoë said:
“One of my roles is to set the precepts for North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, something every Commissioner has to do every year.
“It is never easy asking for more money, and I know that many individuals and families are facing financial pressures, but our emergency services are also dealing with rising costs as they continue their vital work to keep us all safe.
“This year is particularly challenging as I have to balance the burden on taxpayers and the growing demands for services from our police and fire and rescue services, so it’s vital that I hear your views.
“Please go online, take just a few minutes to have your say and I will ensure your views are reflected when decisions are made.”
Police precept
North Yorkshire Police has a budget of £191 million – around 45 per cent comes from the precept on your council tax.
To provide a similar level of service to now, they think they will need around an extra £12m due to salary increases and the rising cost of fuel, utilities and general cost increases.
The Government are expected to say that Commissioner Zoë can raise the police precept by £10 from April – that would be an increase of 3.6%, an extra 19 pence per week for an average Band D property. Even this would only raise £3.1m of that extra demand.
The following options are based on an average Band D property currently paying £281.06 each year for policing.
- No more than I pay now – a precept freeze
This would be a cut to the police budget due to inflation and current levels of service delivery could not maintained. - Up to £5.60 a year more (47 pence per month), an increase of 1.99%
This would raise around £1.7 million, however is significantly below inflation and would likely lead to reductions in current levels of service delivery unless significant levels of savings could be delivered. - Up to £10 a year more (83 pence per month), an increase of 3.6%
This would raise around £3.1 million, however is significantly below inflation and would likely lead to reductions in current levels of service delivery unless savings could be delivered. - Up to £18 a year more (£1.50 per month), an increase of 6.4%
This would raise around £5.6 million, is broadly in line with the organisation’s inflationary pressures and would lead to no reductions in current levels of service delivery.
How much do I pay now for the Police Precept?
What do I pay now and what would an increase of £10, which is 3.6% for an average Band D property, mean to me?
| Property Band | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | Increase per Annum | Increase per Week |
| A | £ 187.37 | £ 194.04 | £ 6.67 | £ 0.13 |
| B | £ 218.60 | £ 226.38 | £ 7.78 | £ 0.15 |
| C | £ 249.83 | £ 258.72 | £ 8.89 | £ 0.17 |
| D | £ 281.06 | £ 291.06 | £ 10.00 | £ 0.19 |
| E | £ 343.52 | £ 355.74 | £ 12.22 | £ 0.23 |
| F | £ 405.98 | £ 420.42 | £ 14.44 | £ 0.28 |
| G | £ 468.43 | £ 485.10 | £ 16.67 | £ 0.32 |
| H | £ 562.12 | £ 582.12 | £ 20.00 | £ 0.38 |
Fire precept
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has a budget of £37 million – the majority of that, over 60 per cent, comes from the precept on your council tax.
To provide a similar level of service to now, they think they will need around an extra £1.5m – £2m due to salary increases and the rising cost of fuel, utilities and interest on loans.
The Government are expected to say that Commissioner Zoë can raise the fire precept by 3% per cent from April – that would be an extra £2.26 per year or 4 pence per week for an average Band D property. Even this would only raise £700k of that extra demand.
The following options are based on an average Band D property currently paying £75.61 each year for fire and rescue services.
- No more than I pay now – a precept freeze
This would be a significant cut to the Fire budget due to inflation and current levels of service delivery could not be maintained. - Up to £2.26 a year more (19 pence per month), an increase of 2.99%
This would raise around £700k, however is significantly below inflation and would likely lead to reductions in current levels of service delivery. - Up to £5 a year more (42 pence per month), an increase of 6.6%
This would raise around £1.5m, is broadly in line with the organisation’s inflationary pressures and would lead to no reductions in planned levels of service delivery. - Up to £7.50 a year more (63 pence per month), an increase of 9.9%
This would raise around £2.3m, is likely to be higher than the organisation’s inflationary pressures and would allow some additional investment into fire and rescue service delivery.
How much do I pay now for the Fire and Rescue Precept?
What do I pay now and what would an increase of £2.26, 2.99%, for a Band D property, mean to me?
| Property Band | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | Increase per Annum | Increase per Week |
| A | £ 50.41 | £ 51.91 | £ 1.50 | £ 0.03 |
| B | £ 58.81 | £ 60.57 | £ 1.76 | £ 0.03 |
| C | £ 67.21 | £ 69.22 | £ 2.01 | £ 0.04 |
| D | £ 75.61 | £ 77.87 | £ 2.26 | £ 0.04 |
| E | £ 92.41 | £ 95.17 | £ 2.76 | £ 0.05 |
| F | £ 109.21 | £ 112.48 | £ 3.27 | £ 0.06 |
| G | £ 126.02 | £ 129.78 | £ 3.76 | £ 0.07 |
| H | £ 151.22 | £ 155.74 | £ 4.52 | £ 0.09 |
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Download, Print out, Complete the survey and post back to us FREEPOST
When completed, please return the survey to:
FREEPOST RTCL-AGAE-TRTS,
Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire and York
Harrogate Police Station
Beckwith Head Rd
Harrogate
HG3 1FR
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