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West Mercia Police

Commons · Question 29256 · Tabled 11 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 24 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Bradley Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has undertaken a survey of residents of Bromsgrove constituency's satisfaction with West Mercia Police regarding (a) general policing and (b) the handling of cross-boundary crime.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 24 Sep 2026

Under current local governance arrangements for policing, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are responsible for holding Chief Constables to account and have been since they were first elected in November 2012. It would therefore be for the elected Wes...