Police: Reorganisation
Commons · Question 16883 · Tabled 8 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to what extent rural expertise will be retained as a result of the merging of police forces under proposed policing reforms.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 20 Jul 2026
The Police Reform White Paper set out the Government’s commitment to introduce a new model for policing that is fit for the modern world, with the right policing in the right places.Responsive local policing will be guaranteed through the creation of Loca...