article_snippet: Since 2011 Home Office reduced the amount spent on police by 20 per cent  and
article_snippet: A Home Office spokesman said:  '
article_snippet: Police reform is working and crime has fallen by more than a fifth under this Government, according to the Independent Crime Survey for England and Wales. '
article_snippet: The reduction in crime nationwide demonstrates there is no simple link between officer numbers and crime levels, the visibility of the police in the community and the quality of service provided.'
article_snippet: A Home Office spokesman added: 'A Home Office spokesman Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary has found that the police are successfully meeting the challenge of balancing the police books while protecting the frontline and delivering reductions in crime.'
highlights_snippet: Home Office has reduced spending on police by 20 per cent since 2011 .
  