Neighbourhood Policing: Recruitment
Commons · Question 109035 · 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, how many additional neighbourhood police officers are expected to be recruited under the new graduate recruitment scheme.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 4 Feb 2026
The Government is providing up to £7m to Police Now, a specialist recruitment provider for graduate entry into the police, to recruit in the region of 280 graduates into specialist neighbourhood and detective roles by March 2026. Around half of these recr...