Written Question·Home Office·UIN 16884
Police: Reorganisation
Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026
Question
Sir Julian Smith
Conservative — Skipton and Ripon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether urban forces created as a result of the merging of police forces under proposed policing reforms will provide the same level of expertise on rural crime as current rural police forces.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe 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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