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Police and Crime Commissioners: Operating Costs

Commons · Question 102043 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 8 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the operational costs of a) Mayors and b) Council Leaders enacting Police and Crime Commissioner functions.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 8 Jan 2026

No overall assessment has been made yet of the full operational costs for Strategic and Local Authorities of taking on functions from Police and Crime Commissioners. We will be working with authorities to assess those costs as the details of the new syste...