Written questions

Police: Council Tax

Commons · Question 11961 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential financial impact on residents of Devon of harmonising police council tax precepts across larger policing areas following any future police force mergers

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 30 Jun 2026

The Government has commissioned an independent review of police force structures, which will consider the optimal number and configuration of police forces across England and Wales. The review is expected to conclude by the end of the summer.The Governmen...