Written Question·Home Office·UIN 83653
Police: Political Impartiality
Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police forces on maintaining political neutrality whilst on duty.
Answer
Sarah JonesAll police officers are required by law to act with impartiality in discharging their duties, under the Police Regulations 2003. This is underlined in the oath of attestation that all police officers personally take on appointment and the Policing Protoco...
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