Written questions

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...