Since the Police Uplift Programme was established in 2019, the government has ringfenced funding to increase and maintain police officer numbers. In 2025–26, the government allocated £270 million to police forces through the officer maintenance grant, which forces are only eligible for if they meet their officer number targets.32 Most recently, in 2025–26, the government allocated £200 million to fund 3,000 additional personnel in neighbourhood policing roles.33