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The portion of council tax bills used to generate extra funds for Northumbria Police will increase by the maximum amount permitted.

Councillors have signed off on plans from police commissioner Kim McGuinness to up the police precept for households in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland by 7.7%.

That equates to a rise of £13 per year for Band D homes, which is the maximum level allowed by the Government, or £8.67 for Band A properties, which make up the largest share of homes in the Northumbria force area.

Hike in council tax bill to 'rescue' Northumbria Police from multi-million pound cuts is signed off