Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications his Department has received from (a) police forces in England and Wales and (b) Police and Crime Commissioners to help with the cost of policing unexpected and exceptional events in each of the last eight years; and what the (i) value and (ii) purpose was of each (A) successful and (B) unsuccessful application.

The requested information may be found at the website links below. The Home Office can only accept applications for Special Grant from Police and Crime Commissioners.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-grants-paid-to-the-police-forces-in-england-and-wales-from-2007-to-2014

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-funding-special-grant-applications