Written Question·Home Office·UIN 49737

Neighbourhood Policing: West Midlands

Tabled: 1 May 2025

Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the West Midlands Police’s per capita increase in neighbourhood officers for 2025/26 ranks (a) above or (b) below the national average.

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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