Spending on public order and safety during the Labour 2005–2010 government
Year ending March 2005 → Year ending March 2010 · 5 periods
↑ 19.6%+£5.6bn £ billion
Spending on public order and safety rose by 19.6% over the period, from £28.5bn £ billion (Year ending March 2005, the level when the government took office) to £34.1bn (Year ending March 2010, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2005: £28.5bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2010: £34.1bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Public sector spending on police, fire, courts, prisons and immigration services, in cash terms.
Doesn’t measure: Spending on any one of those services separately.