Written Question·Home Office·UIN 98983

Police: Standards

Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the police's ability to meet current levels of demand from crime.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Government is committed to giving the police the resources it needs to tackle crime. In 2025-26, the police funding settlement provided £19.6bn of funding for the policing system, an increase of £1.2bn compared to 24-25. At the spending review the cha...

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