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Police: British Overseas Territories

Asked by Alicia KearnsConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 28 November 2024UIN 15477

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK police were deployed in each Overseas Territory in November 2023.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

UK Policing is operationally independent and continues to support the development of policing capabilities across the Overseas Territories.

In November 2024, authorisations were provided for the deployment of three police officers to Bermuda, two to the Falkland Islands, one to Anguilla, one to Gibraltar and seven to the Sovereign Base Areas.

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