Police: Languages
Commons · Question 472 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 19 May 2026
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve police access to Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien and Eastern Min language capabilities for serious organised crime and national security investigations.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 19 May 2026
Counter Terrorism Policing continues to maintain the technological tools andtranslation capabilities necessary to meet legislative and evidentialrequirements.CTP are strengthening this capacity, including through the development anddeployment of enhanced ...