Metropolitan Police
Commons · Question 19279 · Tabled 15 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 1 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took to consult experienced police personnel in the development of the Metropolitan Police's new frontline policing rotation policy.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 1 Sep 2026
Police forces are operationally independent and the deployment of officers remains an operational decision. It is for the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to decide how to allocate the resources available to the force, including the deployment of police o...