Question follow-through · 28079
Special Constables: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of special constables.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 3 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 6 Feb 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of special constables.
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises and values the professionalism, dedication and sacrifice shown by special constables in their work. Special constables, along with the full range of volunteers in policing, make a vital contribution to keeping our communities saf...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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