Written Question·Home Office·UIN 16883

Police: Reorganisation

Tabled: 8 July 2026

Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to what extent rural expertise will be retained as a result of the merging of police forces under proposed policing reforms.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Police Reform White Paper set out the Government’s commitment to introduce a new model for policing that is fit for the modern world, with the right policing in the right places.Responsive local policing will be guaranteed through the creation of Loca...

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