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Police: Technology

Commons · Question 6292 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of barriers to innovation and technology adoption across police forces; and what steps she is taking to break down those barriers to support crime prevention and pr

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 8 Jun 2026

Modernising policing to respond to increasingly digital and complex crime means equipping officers with the latest technology and access to accurate data. We are working with forces to understand barriers to technology adoption and we are providing suppor...