Written questions

Police: Reorganisation

Lords · Question HL15378 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Bradshaw

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 25 February (HL14520), what assessment they have made of the utilisation of police community support officers and other publicly employed wardens to supplement enfor

Answer

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 24 Mar 2026

Decisions on how community support officers are designated with powers for traffic enforcement is an operational matter for chief officers. Chief Officers will take decisions with consideration for local policing plans.Other enforcement officers, includin...