Police: Reorganisation
Commons · Question 109032 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled ‘White paper sets out reforms to policing’ published on 26 January 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 4 Feb 2026
The Police Reform White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, set out our ambition to significantly reduce the number of police forces across England and Wales by the end of next Parliament.We will shortly launch an Independent Review of Police Force struc...