Written questions

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 ...