Funding Streams

Three primary sources of funding have been combined to cover the resourcing and technical needs of the TOEX Programme to March 2026, and beyond.

Spending Review (SR)

TOEX has again secured welcome Home Office SR funding for 2025-26, with finance available to fully resource the TOEX operating model in every region, plus the ongoing expansion of technical enablers to frontline investigators. Despite a very challenging financial environment for public services, we welcomed an uplift to our grant this year, in recognition of the operational delivery to date and the significant saving opportunities realised by the implementation of the TOEX Capabilities Environment and tooling.

A business case has been submitted to the Home Office for consideration within ‘SR2’, as to the next funding cycle and the continued incremental, achievable upscaling of the programme.

Police Uplift Programme (PUP)

A proportion of the funding for officer roles within our teams came from the regional PUP allocation in 2022, with supervisory and intelligence officer posts allocated to the TOEX teams and combined with the SR Staff allocation to create a resourcing plan for each region. The ROCUs and constituent forces continue to support these pivotal roles, adding the officer investigator expertise to the TOEX capability.

NPCC Portfolio investment

Planning continues to align TOEX Technical with national strategy as set by NPCC Digital, Data and Technology Coordination Committee (DDaTCC), with the longer-term intention that the governance and funding for technical workstreams will be facilitated via NPCC Portfolios, rather than being SR dependent.