▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Sp ending ▁Review , ▁the ▁coal ition ▁government ▁cut ▁fund ing ▁to ▁Kent ▁Police ▁by ▁£ 5 3   m ▁( 2 0 %) ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁police ▁personnel , ▁including ▁ 5 0 0 ▁police ▁officers , ▁being ▁made ▁redundant ▁across ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Mrs ▁Bar nes ▁was ▁" rem ind ed ▁of ▁her ▁respons ib ilities " ▁by ▁the ▁K PA ▁when ▁she ▁broke ▁im partial ity ▁rules ▁by ▁campaign ing ▁against ▁the ▁government ' s ▁introduction ▁of ▁elected ▁police ▁and ▁crime ▁commission ers ▁across ▁the ▁country , ▁describing ▁the ▁policy ▁as ▁" na ive ▁and ▁dis astr ous " ▁and ▁" a ▁will ful ▁waste ▁of ▁money " ▁that ▁would ▁" ine v it ably ▁lead ▁towards ▁a ▁confront ational ▁model ▁of ▁govern ance ." ▁ ▁Kent ▁Police ▁and ▁Crime ▁Commission er ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁Despite ▁her ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁post , ▁Bar nes ▁announced ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁crime ▁commission er ▁election ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁candidate . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁res igned ▁from ▁K PA ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Bar nes ▁spent ▁nearly ▁£ 6 8 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁her ▁campaign , ▁of ▁which ▁£ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁was ▁from ▁a ▁legacy ▁left