Oral Question·Home Office
“What steps her Department is taking to support the provision of local policing.”
Tabled: 20 October 2026Answered: 26 October 2026
Asked by
Damien Egan
Labour — Bristol North East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones)
Our police reform plans will embed highly localised policing. We have already delivered 3,800 extra neighbourhood police to our communities, and in Avon and Somerset we have delivered 71 since 2025.