Written Question·Home Office·UIN 80828

Neighbourhood Policing: Rural Areas

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal DemocratWest Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of police station front counter closures on community policing in rural areas.

Answer

Sarah Jones
Decisions regarding the management of local police resourcing and estates, including police stations, is a matter for Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (or equivalents). They are best placed to make these decisions based...

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