Illustrates both that the funding formula isn't well aligned to reality (though you don't hear many complaining it was used to allocate the #20kuplift) and that police forces are anyway having to find financial savings.

What has happened to the profile of police officer experience (length of service) in England and Wales? Unsuprisingly, given the #20kuplift, a shift towards officers with less than 5 years of service, up from 14% in 2016 to 36% in 2024. #policeworkforce