Terrorism
Commons · Question 23521 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) ministers, (b) officials and (c) special advisors had with chief constables on the deployment of armed officers at Christmas markets in England and Wales in 2024.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 21 Jan 2025
Whilst the Home Office works closely with policing to consider security and to share information where appropriate, the operational deployment of police officers (including armed officers), and security considerations for individual sites, are decisions f...