Budget meeting broadcast online

South Yorkshire Police Authority’s budget focus group meeting, which is also open to the public, will be broadcast online between 6.30pm and 8.30pm.

The discussion will form part of the police authority’s consultations ahead of its budget announcement in the spring on how much funding will be available to the police force in the coming year.

This comes at a time when the force is having to find Government-imposed savings of £40m over the next four years.

A spokesman for the authority said: “Members of the public can attend in person, be involved online or via Twitter using the hashtag #sypbudget.

“Bill Wilkinson, chief executive of South Yorkshire Police Authority and Tracy Webster, community engagement officer at the authority, will be on hand to facilitate the discussions and answer any questions.”

To attend the meeting, which will be held at the offices of the South Yorkshire Joint Secretariat in Regent Street, call 01226 772852.