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Police: Equality

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 21 May 2025UIN 52082

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the amount of funding that has been allocated for equality, diversity and inclusion roles in each police force in the (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The requested information is not centrally collated by the Home Office.Decisions on how funding and resources are utilised are an operational matter for Chief Constables and locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners.

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