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Neighbourhood Policing: Recruitment

Commons · Question 125403 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the 3,123 additional neighbourhood officers represent (a) new recruits and (b) redeployed officers from other roles.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 22 Apr 2026

On 7 April 2026, the Home Office published an ad-hoc statistical release on the growth in neighbourhood policing personnel in England and Wales, as at 28 February 2026, compared with 31 March 2025. This information is based on provisional management infor...