Elections: Crime
2026-06-14 · Home Office · 9707 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences were handled over the course of the 2026 local elections by the national police unit established for protecting people standing for public office.
Answer
Operation Ford is the policing support for locally elected representatives, including Metropolitan Mayors, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Local Councillors.Working with the police, the Home Office has established the Operation Ford Threat Asses...