Written Question·Home Office·UIN 114328

National Police Service

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Mayors and the new Local Policing and Crime Boards retain the ability to hire and dismiss chief constables so that policing leaders remain directly account

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Home Office is working with policing and local government stakeholders to design and implement future governance arrangements to replace Police and Crime Commissioners from May 2028. We remain committed to developing a system of police governance that...

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