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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the Metropolitan Police Service’s compliance with statutory deadlines for responding to Subject Access Requests under data protection legislation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the Metropolitan Police Service’s compliance with statutory deadlines for responding to Subject Access Requests under data protection legislation.
The Home Office has not assessed the Metropolitan Police Service's compliance with statutory deadlines for responding to Subject Access Requests under data protection legislation.
Compliance with data protection obligations, including the handling of Subject Access Requests (SARs), is the responsibility of individual police forces. The Information Commission is the independent regulator responsible for overseeing compliance with data protection legislation and has powers to investigate concerns and take enforcement action where appropriate.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department had discussions with the Metropolitan Police on the formal request to the US Department of Justice on the provision of unredacted Epstein files.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department had discussions with the Metropolitan Police on the formal request to the US Department of Justice on the provision of unredacted Epstein files.
As a matter of long-standing government policy, the Home Office can neither confirm nor deny whether a request for mutual legal assistance has been made or received. This is to protect the integrity of criminal investigations and proceedings.
The second round of auditions, Mr Speaker! I saw Essex got a mention this week, but it was still a question about London. I did increase police numbers in my time as Mayor of Greater Manchester, but the right hon. Member will know it is not something you can do from the local level alone; you need Government support as well to do that. Sadly, that support for the Metropolitan police was not forthcoming in sufficient quantity during the period that he was in office—so he cannot come here and absolve himself of any responsibility in his quest to come second to Sadiq next year.
The second round of auditions, Mr Speaker! I saw Essex got a mention this week, but it was still a question about London. I did increase police numbers in my time as Mayor of Greater Manchester, but the right hon. Member will know it is not something you can do from the local level alone; you need Government support as well to do that. Sadly, that support for the Metropolitan police was not forthcoming in sufficient quantity during the period that he was in office—so he cannot come here and absolve himself of any responsibility in his quest to come second to Sadiq next year.
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Sir James Cleverly (Braintree) (Con):
Last week, the Prime Minister was kind enough to pay me a compliment, so let me return the favour. When he was Mayor of Greater Manchester, the Greater Manchester police had more police officers than before he was appointed. When I was Home Secretary, Essex police had more officers than at any point in its history. However, over the last 10 years, the Metropolitan police has failed to recruit, and police numbers have fallen. So what is it that he was able to get right and that I was able to get right, but that Sadiq Khan catastrophically has failed to get right?
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Sir James Cleverly (Braintree) (Con):
Last week, the Prime Minister was kind enough to pay me a compliment, so let me return the favour. When he was Mayor of Greater Manchester, the Greater Manchester police had more police officers than before he was appointed. When I was Home Secretary, Essex police had more officers than at any point in its history. However, over the last 10 years, the Metropolitan police has failed to recruit, and police numbers have fallen. So what is it that he was able to get right and that I was able to get right, but that Sadiq Khan catastrophically has failed to get right?
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2026, to Question 15722, on Metropolitan Police: Palantir, what involvement Sarah Brown had in the Palantir/Metropolitan Police procurement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2026, to Question 15722, on Metropolitan Police: Palantir, what involvement Sarah Brown had in the Palantir/Metropolitan Police procurement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Metropolitan Police Service’s procedures for investigating allegations of rape and serious sexual offences where investigations remain ongoing for more than (a) 12 months, (b) 24 months and (c) 36...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Metropolitan Police Service’s procedures for investigating allegations of rape and serious sexual offences where investigations remain ongoing for more than (a) 12 months, (b) 24 months and (c) 36...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 20652 on Public Procurement Review Service, whether Palantir has (a) submitted a case and (b) discussed submitting a case to the Public Procurement Review Service in relation to the decision of the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 20652 on Public Procurement Review Service, whether Palantir has (a) submitted a case and (b) discussed submitting a case to the Public Procurement Review Service in relation to the decision of the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 26 March 2026, to Question HL15648, on Government Departments: Security, and of 9 March 2026, to Question 115864, on Street Trading: Westminster Bridge, whether live information from the Government Security Zone Information Room on unlawful (a)...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 26 March 2026, to Question HL15648, on Government Departments: Security, and of 9 March 2026, to Question 115864, on Street Trading: Westminster Bridge, whether live information from the Government Security Zone Information Room on unlawful (a)...
Unlawful activity within this zone is a matter for the police. The police monitor unlawful activity within the Government Secure Zone, and share information with relevant partners. Offences such as illegal street trading are the responsibility of relevant local authorities.
In line with policy under successive administrations, security arrangements within the Government Secure Zone are not subject to detailed public disclosure.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026 to Question 18047 on Lord Mandelson, whether the Lord Glasman communications have been withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026 to Question 18047 on Lord Mandelson, whether the Lord Glasman communications have been withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police.
The documents published across the first and second tranches represent the entirety of the material held by the Government available for disclosure, with the exception of those documents withheld exclusively at the request of the Metropolitan Police. To avoid prejudicing active law enforcement inquiries, it would be inappropriate to comment on whether specific individual items of correspondence form part of the material withheld by the police.
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the safety of the Jewish community on 8 September 2026. The debate will be opened by Catherine West MP.
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the safety of the Jewish community on 8 September 2026. The debate will be opened by Catherine West MP.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Rycroft Review: HM Government response, 6 July 2026, recommendation 11, under what circumstances the National Crime Agency has a remit over the investigation of breaches of political finance laws on the permissibility and reporting of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Rycroft Review: HM Government response, 6 July 2026, recommendation 11, under what circumstances the National Crime Agency has a remit over the investigation of breaches of political finance laws on the permissibility and reporting of...
The National Crime Agency, police, the Electoral Commission and other partners work collaboratively to provide an appropriate response to breaches of political finance law within the legislative frameworks provided.
Enforcement is supported by a networked policing model led by the City of London Police, with centrally based specialists providing advice and coordination to Single Points of Contact across police forces.
The Special Enquiries Team (SET) leads the Metropolitan Police’s response to electoral crime and politically sensitive investigations. SET provide specialist assessment, investigation and strategic advice to policing and partner agencies on offences linked to public office and the democratic process.
The Representation of the People Bill extends the Electoral Commission’s enforcement remit to include candidate finance offences, which will enable more proportionate and encompassing enforcement across the political finance framework, while retaining police investigation and prosecution for the most serious cases.
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has referred its investigation into donations to Reform UK to the Metropolitan Police.
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has referred its investigation into donations to Reform UK to the Metropolitan Police.
The Metropolitan Police Service has issued a statement about an ongoing police investigation. The Electoral Commission cannot comment further.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Metropolitan Police's new frontline policing rotation policy on trends in the levels of early retirement among police officers; and what plans she has to monitor this impact.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Metropolitan Police's new frontline policing rotation policy on trends in the levels of early retirement among police officers; and what plans she has to monitor this impact.
Police forces are operationally independent and the deployment of officers remains an operational decision. It is for the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to decide how to allocate the resources available to the force, including the deployment of police officers and staff, to provide an effective service and keep Londoners safe.
Understanding the views and experience of the police workforce will be an important part of successfully delivering police reform.
Retention of experienced officers is important to policing. Expertise and experience built up during a police career can be extremely valuable, which is why forces should also be using effective evidence-based strategies to manage retention and progression of existing officers. Data on the rate of police officer leavers is published as part of the annual Home Office police workforce publication. [note: the latest data as at 31 March 2026 will be published on 22 July].
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took to consult experienced police personnel in the development of the Metropolitan Police's new frontline policing rotation policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took to consult experienced police personnel in the development of the Metropolitan Police's new frontline policing rotation policy.
Police forces are operationally independent and the deployment of officers remains an operational decision. It is for the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to decide how to allocate the resources available to the force, including the deployment of police officers and staff, to provide an effective service and keep Londoners safe.
Understanding the views and experience of the police workforce will be an important part of successfully delivering police reform.
Retention of experienced officers is important to policing. Expertise and experience built up during a police career can be extremely valuable, which is why forces should also be using effective evidence-based strategies to manage retention and progression of existing officers. Data on the rate of police officer leavers is published as part of the annual Home Office police workforce publication. [note: the latest data as at 31 March 2026 will be published on 22 July].
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of Metropolitan police officers who have left the service before retirement age in each year, due to the staff rotation policy of the metropolitan police.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of Metropolitan police officers who have left the service before retirement age in each year, due to the staff rotation policy of the metropolitan police.
The Home Office does not hold data on the number of police officers leaving the Metropolitan Police Service due to staff rotation policy.
The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officers leaving the police service and their reasons for leaving, for each year ending 31 March, in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.
Information on the number of police officers leaving the police service by reason for leaving and Police Force Area between the years ending 31 March 2007 and 2025 can be found in the ‘Leavers Open Data Table’ here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687a364d312ee8a5f0806b7c/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-230725.ods
Information on the length of service of police officers leaving the police service by reason for leaving and Police Force Area, for the years ending 31 March 2024 and 2025 can be found in the ‘Length of Service Open Data Table’ here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6972562d3f2908a349040577/open-data-table-police-workforce-length-of-service-280126.ods
Reasons for leaving include normal retirement, medical retirement, voluntary resignation, dismissal or contract termination, voluntary exit scheme, death or transfer.
Data covering the year ending 31 March 2026 are scheduled for release on 22 July 2026.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will instruct the Cabinet Office Procurement Review Unit to review the decision of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime not to approve the Metropolitan Police's contract with Palantir.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will instruct the Cabinet Office Procurement Review Unit to review the decision of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime not to approve the Metropolitan Police's contract with Palantir.
The Procurement Review Unit (PRU) was disbanded on the 1st of April 2026, with the Debarment Review Service (DRS) transferred to the new Government Commercial Agency (GCA). DRS are responsible for conducting investigations into suppliers for potential addition to a centralised debarment list.
The remaining services under the PRU were retained in the Cabinet Office, the Procurement Compliance Service (PCS) and the Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS). PCS and PPRS are responsible for overseeing contracting authorities compliance with the Procurement Act 2023.
Individual contracting authorities, including local government and policing bodies, remain responsible for making detailed assessments of their own commercial requirements and managing their respective contract awards. Neither PCS nor DRS have a mandate to intervene in or review individual commercial decisions or contract awards made by independent authorities. PPRS may review individual contract awards where a complaint is raised by a supplier or supplier’s representative, provided those complaints fall within PPRS’s scope and remit.
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
Recent attacks on our Jewish communities are completely unacceptable. An attack on our Jewish community is an attack on us all, and we must take the safety of our Jewish...
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
Recent attacks on our Jewish communities are completely unacceptable. An attack on our Jewish community is an attack on us all, and we must take the safety of our Jewish...
Recent attacks on our Jewish communities are completely unacceptable. An attack on our Jewish community is an attack on us all, and we must take the safety of our Jewish community very seriously. Jewish people must feel safe and Government will strain every sinew to ensure that is the case.
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Recent attacks on our Jewish communities are completely unacceptable. An attack on our Jewish community is an attack on us all, and we must take the safety of our Jewish community very seriously. Jewish people must feel safe and Government will strain every sinew to ensure that is the case.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Metropolitan Police will be required to publish the algorithms they will use under the recently announced plans for data integration and exploitation on the Algorithmic Transparency Reporting Standard.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Metropolitan Police will be required to publish the algorithms they will use under the recently announced plans for data integration and exploitation on the Algorithmic Transparency Reporting Standard.
AI has the potential to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of policing, including by supporting investigations, reducing administrative burdens and helping officers make better use of evidence.
The Government is committed to enabling the responsible adoption of AI across policing through the new National Centre for AI in Policing (PoliceAI). PoliceAI will support forces to adopt AI responsibly, ensuring that tools are subject to appropriate technical testing, evaluation and scrutiny, to minimise bias and inaccuracy. It will support forces in demonstrating compliance with responsible AI adoption principles which includes public transparency and accountability measures.
To support transparency, PoliceAI will publish a public-facing national registry of police AI use, which will provide information about how tools are used, the benefits they deliver, the risks associated with their deployment, and the safeguards in place to mitigate those risks. It aims to produce a first version of the registry by the Autumn. The registry is intended to increase public confidence through maximum transparency by default, and PoliceAI will withhold funding for AI tools for those forces that have not completed registry entries for their deployed tools.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the documents relating to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson that have been withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police include communications between Lord Mandelson and the Prime Minister.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the documents relating to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson that have been withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police include communications between Lord Mandelson and the Prime Minister.
I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for disclosure, except those being withheld at the request of the Metropolitan police.
On the 1st June, the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister outlined the need not to prejudice the ongoing investigation which prevents the government from answering questions relating to specific documents. The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister outlined the broad categories the documents being withheld fall into: national security vetting material, conflict of interest process material and relevant internal correspondence with Peter Mandelson.