Question follow-through · 18531
Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of police officer numbers in England; and what steps she is taking to increase the police workforce.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of police officer numbers in England; and what steps she is taking to increase the police workforce.
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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20 Jul 2026
Answer published
In England, there were 137,520 full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers as at 30 September 2025. We are putting officers where the public expects to see them, back on the frontline keeping our communities safe. We are committed to delivering 13,000 addi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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