Mr. Joseph Nugent:

Of the Vote allocation, the vast majority of our resources relate to pay. Ours is not like other Votes, where there would be a very large residual amount. The financial indicators we provide and on which we engage with the Department relate very much to budgetary control and budgetary pressures, and we are equally engaged with that. As the commissioner said, internally, as part of our discussions on how resources are allocated nationally or locally, discussions on crime patterns and trends form a significant part of our consideration.