The Scotsman

Extra $50m for fight against terror

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Police forces will be handed a £50 million funding boost to help the fight against terrorism.

The extra cash will increase intelligen­ce and surveillan­ce capabiliti­es and pay for armed officers to patrol city centres.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd secured the rise in next year’s police counter-terror budget to at least £757m after convincing Chancellor Philip Hammond more money was needed to protect the public.

Ms Rudd said: “This represents our commitment to backing the talented and brave counter terrorism forces with the resources they need to keep people safe. “Since 2015 alone, we have increased counter terrorism spending by 30 per cent and pledged more than £500m in increased funding for the counter terrorism budget.”

There were 400 arrests for terrorism-related offences in the year ending September 30.

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