Written Question·Home Office·UIN 17530

Police: Technology

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Luke Akehurst

LabourNorth Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to police forces in adopting modern technologies to the identification of trends across complaints, misconduct, training, supervision and welfare data.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Government does not determine which technology police forces procure or deploy. This is a matter for operationally independent Chief Constables, held accountable by directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners.The Home Office does recognise the imp...

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