Police: Technology
Commons · Question 17530 · Tabled 9 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to police forces in adopting modern technologies to the identification of trends across complaints, misconduct, training, supervision and welfare data.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 20 Jul 2026
The Government does not determine which technology police forces procure or deploy. This is a matter for operationally independent Chief Constables, held accountable by directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners.The Home Office does recognise the imp...