Written questions

Police: Reorganisation

Lords · Question HL14520 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 25 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Bradshaw

To ask His Majesty's Government further to the publication of the White Paper From local to national: a new model for policing on 26 January, what assessment they have made of the resources available for enforcement in relation to lower-level offences, in

Answer

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 25 Feb 2026

The reforms outlined within the Police Reform White Paper will put the right policing in the right place to ensure we more effectively tackle crime. At a local level, this means local police areas will be entirely focused on their community and the epidem...