Police: West Dorset
Commons · Question 80824 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the current police funding formula in meeting the needs of (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 20 Oct 2025
The funding formula used for distributing Home Office Police Main Grant to police forces in England and Wales as part of the annual police settlement divides funds between different activities that the police undertake. A portion of total funding is also ...