Police: Political Impartiality
Commons · Question 83653 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police forces on maintaining political neutrality whilst on duty.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 28 Oct 2025
All police officers are required by law to act with impartiality in discharging their duties, under the Police Regulations 2003. This is underlined in the oath of attestation that all police officers personally take on appointment and the Policing Protoco...