Written Question·Home Office·UIN 80826
Police: Finance
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that rural areas receive adequate police funding to maintain (a) visible and (b) accessible policing.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe 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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