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Commons · Question 114905 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 35 of the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP 1489, which police forces will transfer to the authority of (a

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 3 Mar 2026

The Government committed in the English Devolution White Paper to transfer Police and Crime Commissioner functions to mayors of strategic authorities by default, wherever possible. The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, currently before Pa...