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Scots spending on police '£40 per head less than England'

Scotland spends one-fifth less on law and order than England, a new study claimed yesterday. It found the Scottish Government parts with £213 for every man, woman and child on policing a year, well short of an English average of £255.

Scotland spends one-fifth less on law and order than England, a new study claimed yesterday.

It found the Scottish Government parts with £213 for every man, woman and child on policing a year, well short of an English average of £255.