Oral Question·Home Office
“What steps her Department is taking to introduce more neighbourhood police officers.”
Tabled: 11 November 2025Answered: 17 November 2025
Asked by
Alice Macdonald
Labour (Co-op) — Norwich North
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
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.