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Neighbourhood Policing

Asked by Tom HayesLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 16 October 2024UIN 8038

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of levels of neighbourhood policing.

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 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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