Question follow-through · 29258
Police: Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of cross border policing between West Mercia Police and West Midlands Police.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 11 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 24 Sept 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of cross border policing between West Mercia Police and West Midlands Police.
15 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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24 Sept 2026
Answer published
In specialist crime types, such as serious and organised crime and county lines, policing has been effective in tackling cross-border crime.Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs), working with police forces across England and Wales, are a prime example of...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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