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Extra £100m funding announced as police warn of cuts

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Home Office has announced an extra 100 m for neighbourhood policing in England and Wales .

It is part of its pledge to recruit an extra 13,000 officers into neighbourhood roles.

Several forces have warned they will have to make cuts to existing officers this year .

Lincolnshire Police has cancelled its upcoming intake of new officers due to financial challenges.

Essex Police said it planned to make all 99 of its PCSOs redundant in response to a 5.3 m shortfall in its budget.

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