The announcement of an extra £100m comes as the government publishes its final police funding settlement which provides up to £17.5bn for local police forces for the next year. Around a third of the funding will be dependent on police and crime commissioners opting to increase council tax by £14.

Lincolnshire Police chief said the force may have to cut 400 staff and officers as the Government announced £100m extra for neighbourhood policing.

This adds to £100 million announced in December for England and Wales to put 13,000 more police officers on the streets by 2029. The investment is scheduled for the next financia