Written Question·Home Office·UIN 14368

Police: Finance

Tabled: 14 November 2024
Answered: 19 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Claire Young

Liberal DemocratThornbury and Yate

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the funding formula for police forces to ensure that it is proportionate to (a) population and (b) demand.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The government will consider police funding, including the allocation of funding to forces including, in the round as part of phase 2 of the Spending Review.