Question follow-through · 113154
Police: Political Impartiality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that police forces in England remain independent from political agendas.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 24 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that police forces in England remain independent from political agendas.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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24 Feb 2026
Answer published
Operational independence is a fundamental principle of British policing, and this Government is committed to ensuring the police can perform their role without fear or favour. At the same time, being able to scrutinise police decisions, and Chief Constabl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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