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Neighbourhood Policing: Greater London

Asked by Uma KumaranLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 7190

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of neighbourhood policing levels in East London.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Home Secretary has made a clear commitment to strengthen neighbourhood policing through the introduction of a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, which includes the addition of thousands more neighbourhood officers and other police personnel, as part of the Government’s Safer Streets mission. Funding for 2025/26 will be subject to the Spending Review.

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