Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“What steps he is taking to tackle the backlog of family court hearings accrued during the covid-19 outbreak.”
Tabled: 16 September 2020Answered: 22 September 2020
Asked by
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones)
As part of the neighbourhood policing guarantee, we have made £200 million available to police forces this financial year to kick-start the journey towards delivering 13,000 additional neighbourhood policing personnel. By April 2026, there will be 3,000 more neighbourhood police across England and Wales, strengthening police visibility and neighbourhood policing to help to deter, prevent and respond to crime.