Written Question·Home Office·UIN 122197

Violence Reduction Units: Finance

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026

Question

Vicky Foxcroft

LabourLewisham North

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Final Police Funding Settlement (England and Wales) 2026-27, how much funding her Department has specifically provided for violence reduction units in the 2026-27 financial year.

Answer

Sarah Jones
Violence prevention is crucial to achieving our ambition of halving knife crime and making our streets safer.The 2026/27 Police Funding Settlement included an allocation of £66.6m for Serious Violence Reduction Programmes.This funding will be used to main...

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