Police: Working Hours
Commons · Question 11244 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number and proportion of police officers required to work on their rest days in each of the last five years; what assessment she has made of trends in the use of
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 29 Jun 2026
The Home Office does not collect data centrally on how often police officers are required to work on their rest days. Decisions relating to the allocation of resources are the responsibility of Chief Constables according to local operational needs. We wou...