Budget Reports

Setting a balanced budget for Merseyside Police for the year ahead is one of the Police and Crime Commissioner's most important jobs. Emily produces her final budget report for the year after holding a public budget meeting.

Emily produces her final budget report for the year after holding a special public budget meeting.

Final budget report for 2026/27

Special Budget meeting

The budget  was set at a public meeting held on Friday 20th February at which the PCC was joined by the Chief Constable, Rob Carden, to approve Merseyside Police's budget for 2026/27.

Please find the agenda and all the reports from this meeting below:

• Agenda 
• Robustness of Estimates and Adequacy of Financial Reserves
• 2025/26 Budget and Revised Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025/26 to 2029/30
• Proposed Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26
• Proposed Capital Strategy 2025/26

Your Council Tax

It's the Commissioner's responsibility to set the policing element of your Council Tax for the year (the 'precept'). 

She does this following consultation with the public, Merseyside's local authorities and the Police and Crime Panel. This is how much of your council tax should be spent on policing services in order to deliver value for money. 

This information is provided in the 'precept leaflet'. 

Budget Consultation

Prior to this meeting, the Commissioner consulted the public and Police and Crime Panel on her budget proposals.

Please find the papers from this consultation below:

• The Commissioner's notification of the precept to the Police and Crime Panel
• The Police and Crime Panel's report in response to the precept notification

Previous budget documents