Written Question·Home Office·UIN 70062

Metropolitan Police: Staff

Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 2 September 2025

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of Metropolitan Police Service (a) staffing numbers and (b) 24/7 front desk services on the safety of Londoners.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Home Office regularly meets with the Mayor of London and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to discuss policing issues facing the capital.This year (2025/26), the Metropolitan Police Service will receive a total of up to £3.8 billion of funding, as ...

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