Written Question·Home Office·UIN 14061

Police: Coastal Areas

Tabled: 29 June 2026

Answered: 6 July 2026

Question

Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police forces maintain specialist crime capability for coastal communities under proposed policing reforms.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Police Reform White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, set out the Government’s commitment to introduce a new model for policing, so that it is fit for the modern world and we have the right policing in the right places. We will ensure police forces...

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