Members of the public worried about the effect of cuts in the recent emergency budget on front line policing levels can be reassured as Tensor has a range of effective and affordable solutions. The policing minister, Nick Herbert, said "extensive cuts" to the police budget were inevitable but maintained that frontline posts should be protected. He said: "We do look to police chiefs to prioritise and protect the front line. The people's priority is to see police officers in their communities." Studies estimate that a 25% cut in the Home Office budget would involve the loss of 35,000 police officers.