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Written question asked by Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 23 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 June 2025 (named day). It was answered by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 26 June 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.


Police: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, whether she plans to allocate more funding to police forces to help them reduce the time taken to allocate police officers to investigate reported crimes.

Answer

Chief Constables are responsible for determining the allocation of resources for operational policing and managing their response times, in line with the priorities set out by their Police and Crime Commissioner.

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services regularly reports on the effectiveness of forces’ investigations as a part of its Police Efficiency, Effectiveness and Legitimacy inspections.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
62069
Session
2024-26
Related items
Spending Review 2025
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Command papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Finance Police Standards
Link
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