Political parties pay a small contribution. Sussex Police have to apply for extra funds for the rest of the cost and they never get what it actually costs them.
Equally, the Albion only pay for police in the ground and on Albion property.
Nope .... Sussex Police pay for oficers from other...
I'm queriying the NUMBER of officers ( in particular 'standard' officers ) ..... not the fact that armed oficers are necessary. Have you seen the photos of this incident ?
OK, fair enough - they have had budget cuts. When it comes to the 'high action' incidents they seem to be able to find multiple police cars/vans, dozens of officers and armed response. This is a good example as was the incident a few months ago in Southwick of someone being evicted and thowing...
While I accept I don't know the full details, that's an awful lot of police officers for an incident that even the police say is involving one person in one flat. Yet they claim they have budget issues.