Written Question·Home Office·UIN 80824
Police: West Dorset
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the current police funding formula in meeting the needs of (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe funding formula used for distributing Home Office Police Main Grant to police forces in England and Wales as part of the annual police settlement divides funds between different activities that the police undertake. A portion of total funding is also ...
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