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Police: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to encourage police forces to adopt advanced technological innovations.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
4 Jun 2026
Answer
8 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to encourage police forces to adopt advanced technological innovations.

  2. 4 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Modernising policing to respond to increasingly digital and complex crime means equipping officers with the latest technology and access to accurate data. We are working with forces to understand barriers to technology adoption and we are providing suppor...

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