Written Question·Home Office·UIN 80823

Police: Finance

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review funding allocations to police forces to ensure that rural areas receive sufficient resources to maintain (a) police stations and (b) community policing.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The funding formula used for distributing Home Office Police Main Grant to police forces in England and Wales as part of the annual police settlement divides funds between different activities that the police undertake. A portion of total funding is also ...

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