Written questions

Neighbourhood Policing

Commons · Question 33027 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what period of time her Department has allocated funding for additional neighbourhood police officers; and whether individual police forces will need to cover the ongoing costs of these officers t

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 4 Mar 2025

The 2025-26 final police funding settlement provides funding of up to £19.6 billion for the policing system in England and Wales. This is an increase of up to £1.1 billion when compared to 2024-25 and includes £200.0 million to kickstart the recruitment o...