Question follow-through · 12608
Police: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the size of Policing Boards within the new merged Police Authority on (a) effective scrutiny and (b) decision making.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 23 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the size of Policing Boards within the new merged Police Authority on (a) effective scrutiny and (b) decision making.
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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1 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Home Office is working with policing and local government to design and implement future governance arrangements to replace Police and Crime Commissioners from May 2028. We remain committed to developing a system of police governance that maintains co...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Police: Reform
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Police: Coastal Areas
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