Police: English Language and Foreign Nationals
Commons · Question 91279 · 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, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proportion of police officers that are of foreign nationality or non-native English speakers on public confidence in police
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...