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Police: Reorganisation

Commons · Question 111250 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of aligning strategic authority mayoral boundaries with new regional policing boundaries.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 13 Feb 2026

The Police Reform White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, represents the most significant reforms to policing in England and Wales since the service was professionalised nearly 200 years ago. As part of this, the White Paper sets out an ambition to sig...