Written questions

Reoffenders

Commons · Question 87194 · Tabled 31 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 10 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role neighbourhood policing teams play in identifying people at risk of repeated low-level offending linked to homelessness or substance misuse.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 10 Nov 2025

Prolific offenders and those in a cycle of reoffending commit a disproportionate amount of crime and societal harm and generate outsized demand for the police, criminal justice system and public services, making them an important focus for intervention.Ev...