National Police Service
Commons · Question 114328 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Mayors and the new Local Policing and Crime Boards retain the ability to hire and dismiss chief constables so that policing leaders remain directly account
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 2 Mar 2026
The Home Office is working with policing and local government stakeholders to design and implement future governance arrangements to replace Police and Crime Commissioners from May 2028. We remain committed to developing a system of police governance that...