Question follow-through · 5392
Police: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes in the number of police officers on trends in the level of crime in rural areas.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 1 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes in the number of police officers on trends in the level of crime in rural areas.
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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18 Jun 2026
Answer published
Decisions on the deployment of police officers and resourcing are matters for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners, who are best placed to determine how to respond to local need, including in rural communities. The Government’s Neighbourhoo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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