Question follow-through · 90726

Metropolitan Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with the Metropolitan Police to move officers and staff out of the capital whose responsibilities are (a) national and (b) not wholly London-focused.

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Home Office
Tabled
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
20 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with the Metropolitan Police to move officers and staff out of the capital whose responsibilities are (a) national and (b) not wholly London-focused.

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Decisions on the location of officers and staff in the Metropolitan Police Service are an operational matter for the Commissioner. This includes resources that support existing national units.Any future proposals on structural reform to policing in Englan...

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