Police: Performance Appraisal
Commons · Question 106210 · Tabled 15 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to require the (a) resignation, (b) retirement and (b) suspension of Chief Constables on performance grounds.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 23 Jan 2026
As the Home Secretary said to the House on 14 January, when a Chief Constable is responsible for a damaging failure of leadership, the public rightly expect the Home Secretary to act.This Government intends to restore their ability to do so and will soon ...