Question follow-through · 907054
Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of police officers.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 18 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 5 Jan 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of police officers.
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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5 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to ensuring that the police have the resources they need.This year we are providing a total of up to £376.8 million specifically to support forces to achieve officer headcounts as set out in the 2025/26 police funding settlemen...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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