Question follow-through · 50449
Neighbourhood Policing: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to ensure (a) appropriate funding for and (b) the retention of officers in Essex Police neighbourhood teams amid increasing demand.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 6 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 May 2025
- Answer
- 14 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to ensure (a) appropriate funding for and (b) the retention of officers in Essex Police neighbourhood teams amid increasing demand.
8 May 2025
Target answer date
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14 May 2025
Answer published
Essex Police’s total police settlement for 2025-26 is up to £434.1m, an increase of £27.9m compared to 2024-25. Of this, £4,495,599 has been made available in the Neighbourhood Policing Grant.Enabled by this funding, Essex Police has a 2025-26 delivery pl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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