Question follow-through · 93569

Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that policing capacity is maintained in areas experiencing (a) increased community demand and (b) a reduction in policing numbers.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
21 Nov 2025
Target answer date
25 Nov 2025
Answer
4 Dec 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that policing capacity is maintained in areas experiencing (a) increased community demand and (b) a reduction in policing numbers.

  2. 25 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to ensuring police forces are supported to tackle crime effectively. As part of our mission to deliver safer streets, we will restore neighbourhood policing and support forces to rebuild relationships with their local communiti...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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