Written Question·Home Office·UIN 104130

Police: Recruitment

Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

ConservativeSouth Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers hired in the last ten years in England underwent standard vetting procedures prior to their hiring.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Home Office does not hold data centrally on the vetting of new recruits over the last ten years. This information is held by each individual police force.Following the Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) Operation Jorica review, the Home Secretary has...

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