Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 53091

Mayors: East of England

Tabled: 19 May 2025

Answered: 28 May 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed combined authority mayor for Suffolk and Norfolk will have policing powers.

Answer

Jim McMahon

As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the government’s ambition is that where mayoral geographies align with police force geographies, Mayors will be, by default, responsible for exercising Police and Crime Commissioner functions. This will in...

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