Written Question·Home Office·UIN 77447

Police: Recruitment

Tabled: 15 September 2025

Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) encourage and (b) support the recruitment of armed forces veterans into the police.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Government is committed to ensuring police forces are supported to effectively tackle crime. We are clear that visible policing is essential to restoring public confidence in the police.We recognise that there are important opportunities for those lea...

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