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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to improve community policing and reduce sectarian tensions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to improve community policing and reduce sectarian tensions.
The government’s proposals for police reform could lead to the biggest changes to UK policing structures since the 1970s.
The government’s proposals for police reform could lead to the biggest changes to UK policing structures since the 1970s.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help increase levels of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of neighbourhood police officers in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help increase levels of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of neighbourhood police officers in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
As part of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, the Government has committed to delivering 13,000 additional neighbourhood policing personnel by the end of this Parliament.
Lincolnshire Police was allocated £1,663,470 in 2025/26, and £3,042,016 has been set aside in 2026/27 to support the force’s contribution to this commitment. Forces are able to determine their preferred workforce mix based on local crime demands and deployment of officers within neighbourhood policing is an operational policing decision.
Retention of officers is critical to effective neighbourhood policing. Forces should be using evidence-based approaches to support the retention and progression of existing officers, alongside local recruitment efforts. To support this, the College of Policing provides a platform offering learning, insights and guidance on attraction, recruitment and retention, which forces can use to inform and strengthen local delivery.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has been made of the effectiveness of community policing initiatives in tackling local crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has been made of the effectiveness of community policing initiatives in tackling local crime.
A targeted visible police presence, delivered in combination with community engagement and problem-solving is essential to tackling local crime. This is a key element of our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee (NPG) which will deliver 13,000 additional neighbourhood policing personnel into roles across England and Wales by the end of this Parliament to engage directly with communities.
Drawing on the College of Policing’s 2018 Rapid Evidence Assessment and working collaboratively with policing, we have underpinned the NPG with a clear and evidence-based performance framework - published in April 2025. This can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/neighbourhood-policing-guarantee-performance-framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that community policing priorities in Devon towns are supported following the implementation of national and metropolitan policing models currently being considered.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that community policing priorities in Devon towns are supported following the implementation of national and metropolitan policing models currently being considered.
Every neighbourhood, including those in Devon towns, has named and contactable officers dedicated to tackling crime and anti-social behaviour in their communities. The Government is committed to strong neighbourhood policing, and by the end of this Parliament, there will be 13,000 additional neighbourhood policing personnel.
The Police Reform White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, set out the Government’s commitment to introduce a new model for policing, so that it is fit for the modern world and we have the right policing in the right places. We will ensure police forces are equipped to make their local communities safer and implement a new national approach to policing that protects us all.
The Independent Review of Police Force Structures was launched on 17 March 2026 and will make recommendations on the number and configuration of police forces in England and Wales. Responsive local policing will be guaranteed through the creation of Local Policing Areas (LPAs), led by Local Policing Commanders, that are receptive to the needs and priorities of the local communities they serve. The Review will report its recommendations to the Home Secretary in the summer.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the relationship between neighbourhood policing levels and public confidence in the police.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the relationship between neighbourhood policing levels and public confidence in the police.
Visible, local policing is essential to restoring public confidence in our police and is a key element of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee (NPG). As part of the NPG, we will deliver 13,000 additional neighbourhood policing personnel into roles across England and Wales by the end of this Parliament.
Working collaboratively with policing, we have underpinned the NPG with a clear and wide-ranging performance framework - published in April 2025. This can be found here: Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee performance framework - GOV.UK.
Drawing on the College of Policing’s 2018 Rapid Evidence Assessment, the performance framework identifies improved public confidence as an expected outcome for the NPG. The performance framework includes confidence in police in local areas as a headline performance measure for the NPG, which will be tracked throughout the programme alongside the delivery of the additional neighbourhood policing personnel.
To ask His Majesty's Government what powers are available to Police Community Support Officers to address serious and organised crime, beyond those relating to intelligence gathering.
To ask His Majesty's Government what powers are available to Police Community Support Officers to address serious and organised crime, beyond those relating to intelligence gathering.
Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) support policing with targeted visible patrols, public engagement and reassurance to help reduce crime and anti-social behaviour and make people feel safer in their communities. They are not intended to directly target serious and organised crime.
PCSOs do not have a fixed set of powers in law. Their powers are designated locally by Chief Officers under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002. A wide range of powers can be designated to PCSOs, but this does not include statutorily excluded powers such as arrest, stop and search or powers set out in terrorism and national security legislation. Those more intrusive and complex powers are available to warranted police constables, who are trained and held accountable for their safe and appropriate use.
This Government remains firmly committed to tackling serious and organised crime and the threat it poses to communities across the UK. We ensure that law enforcement agencies have the powers and capabilities they need to disrupt and prevent serious and organised criminal activity.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many neighbourhood police officers were employed in each police force area in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many neighbourhood police officers were employed in each police force area in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.
The Home Office publishes information on police officers in the neighbourhood policing function annually as part of the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales: 31 March’ statistical series: Police workforce England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK.
Some forces did not previously make a consistent distinction between certain local policing functions until a data validation exercise in 2024. Details of the data validation exercise are set out here ‘Provisional revision to neighbourhood policing data, at 31 March 2024’. Therefore, the data is not directly comparable over the 10 year period.
While not comparable over time, functions data for police officers by Police Force Area is available in the functions open data tables for March 2015 onwards: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69789c4f128d9c1d09a98bdb/open-data-table-police-workforce-functions-280126.ods
Motion that this House has considered Government support for West Midlands Police. Agreed to on question.
Motion that this House has considered Government support for West Midlands Police. Agreed to on question.
I beg to move,
That this House has considered Government support for West Midlands Police.
It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. As elected representatives we hold various obligations to our constituents, but I suspect that few are of greater importance than giving residents the right to feel...
I beg to move,
That this House has considered Government support for West Midlands Police.
It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. As elected representatives we hold various obligations to our constituents, but I suspect that few are of greater importance than giving residents the right to feel...
I commend the hon. Member for securing the debate. He is making a reputation for himself in the House when it comes to such subjects, and I wish him well. Does he agree that to have an effective police force, there must be community buy-in? To have community buy-in, people...
I commend the hon. Member for securing the debate. He is making a reputation for himself in the House when it comes to such subjects, and I wish him well. Does he agree that to have an effective police force, there must be community buy-in? To have community buy-in, people...
The hon. Member is far more learned than I am in this House, and he makes a very important point. Community policing is of course the optimum type of policing, and I will deal with that point later in my speech.
To make matters worse, when we adjust for population growth,...
The hon. Member is far more learned than I am in this House, and he makes a very important point. Community policing is of course the optimum type of policing, and I will deal with that point later in my speech.
To make matters worse, when we adjust for population growth,...
I thank the hon. Member for securing this vital debate. I represent the constituency next door to his, and I agree with much of what he has said. People are saying they need to feel safe on the streets. My constituency has had Operation Fearless, which has now expanded to...
I thank the hon. Member for securing this vital debate. I represent the constituency next door to his, and I agree with much of what he has said. People are saying they need to feel safe on the streets. My constituency has had Operation Fearless, which has now expanded to...
The hon. Lady is an amazing advocate for her constituency. She mentioned Operation Fearless, which produced amazing results in her constituency, and, as she rightly points out, I am fortunate that it is now being conducted in my Perry Barr constituency, where it has already had an amazing impact. But...
The hon. Lady is an amazing advocate for her constituency. She mentioned Operation Fearless, which produced amazing results in her constituency, and, as she rightly points out, I am fortunate that it is now being conducted in my Perry Barr constituency, where it has already had an amazing impact. But...
Before the suspension, I was referring to the injustice felt in respect of the Birmingham Four. I did not do that lightly, but because of the demands of vigilance required. We all know about the Birmingham Six, who were wrongly convicted on the basis of police lies and spent 16...
Before the suspension, I was referring to the injustice felt in respect of the Birmingham Four. I did not do that lightly, but because of the demands of vigilance required. We all know about the Birmingham Six, who were wrongly convicted on the basis of police lies and spent 16...
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond, and a pleasure to talk about policing, which is one of the most important aspects of any Government’s function—it is certainly the priority of this Government. When we came to power in 2024, we committed to reform policing because...
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond, and a pleasure to talk about policing, which is one of the most important aspects of any Government’s function—it is certainly the priority of this Government. When we came to power in 2024, we committed to reform policing because...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role new technology adoption and efficiency tools, including artificial intelligence, will play in reaching the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee target of 13,000 additional police personnel.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role new technology adoption and efficiency tools, including artificial intelligence, will play in reaching the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee target of 13,000 additional police personnel.
New technologies, including artificial intelligence, will play an important role in supporting the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee by improving productivity and, over time, freeing up officers to focus on frontline duties.
The Government is investing in the rapid and responsible adoption of AI across policing, including over £115 million over the next three years. This will be delivered through PoliceAI, a new National Centre for AI in Policing, which will support forces to test, assure and scale AI tools, while providing transparency through a public register of systems in use. These tools are already helping to automate time‑intensive tasks such as analysis of CCTV and triage of 101 calls, enabling officers to spend more time in their communities. By 2028-29 we estimate AI adoption will free up 6 million hours of police time per year, equivalent to 3,000 extra officers.
Alongside this, we have also launched a Police Efficiency and Collaboration Programme to support policing to free up thousands of additional officer hours by the end of FY2028/29. As part of that we are investing in the Centre for Police Productivity within the College of Policing, to scale what works, spread innovation nationally, and ensure forces are delivering real, measurable productivity gains to achieve this target.
Technology is not a substitute for officers. Its primary role is to support policing by reducing administrative burdens and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of investigations. We want officer time spent solving crimes and protecting our communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government is on track to reach its Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee target of 13,000 additional police personnel.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government is on track to reach its Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee target of 13,000 additional police personnel.
As part of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, the Government has committed to delivering 13,000 additional neighbourhood policing personnel by the end of this Parliament. By February 2026 we had delivered 3,123 additional full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers and PCSOs into neighbourhood roles since March 2025, with growth expected to reach 4,750 FTE by the end of March 2027.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help improve the quality of community policing on the streets of a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help improve the quality of community policing on the streets of a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
The Government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee makes sure that every neighbourhood, including those across Staffordshire, has named and contactable officers dedicated to tackling the issues facing their communities. By the end of this Parliament there will be 13,000 additional police personnel in neighbourhood roles to strengthen visible policing. These officers are being provided specialist training to equip them with vital skills such as problem-solving, relationship building and crime prevention.
As at 28 February 2026, Staffordshire Police have grown by 43 (FTE) neighbourhood officers since 31 March 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the 3,123 additional neighbourhood officers represent (a) new recruits and (b) redeployed officers from other roles.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the 3,123 additional neighbourhood officers represent (a) new recruits and (b) redeployed officers from other roles.
On 7 April 2026, the Home Office published an ad-hoc statistical release on the growth in neighbourhood policing personnel in England and Wales, as at 28 February 2026, compared with 31 March 2025. This information is based on provisional management information, and is available broken down by Police Force Area here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/neighbourhood-policing-programme-as-at-28-february-2026
This ad-hoc statistical release is based on limited management information, meaning it is not possible for the Home Office to determine what proportion of the additional 3,123 neighbourhood policing personnel (at the 28 February 2026 snapshot) are new recruits or redeployed officers from other roles.
Police forces have been able to approach the neighbourhood policing programme in a way that best achieves local needs and varied crime demands. Therefore, the precise mix of redeployment and recruitment has been for forces to decide.
Finalised statistics will be published in the Accredited Official ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistics in July 2026.