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Police: English Language

Commons · Question 91273 · Tabled 14 Nov 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 26 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers recruited since 2019 have required English language training after appointment.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 26 Nov 2025

Decisions about police recruitment, including how recruitment and selection processes are run, are a matter for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners and are therefore managed locally by forces. This is done within a national application, as...