Written Question·Home Office·UIN 114132

Public Order: Training

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Bobby Dean

Liberal DemocratCarshalton and Wallington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of public order training and capability across police forces in England and Wales.

Answer

Sarah Jones
Following the disorder in the summer of 2024, the then Home Secretary commissioned His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services to undertake an inspection into the police response. The outcome of their inspection was published...

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