Written Question·Home Office·UIN 49733

Neighbourhood Policing: Finance

Tabled: 1 May 2025

Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) police authorities and (b) police and crime commissioners were required to submit a formal bid or proposal to access funding under the 2025-26 Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

The Government has provided £200 million for 2025/26 to kickstart the recruitment of 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs by the end of the Parliament. Force-level allocations have been determined using the Police Funding Formula.The ...

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