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Police Stations: Repairs and Maintenance

Asked by Max WilkinsonLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 26 June 2025UIN 60961

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, how much funding has been allocated to her Department for police station (a) maintenance and (b) repairs.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

Paragraph 5.35 of the Spending Review document, published on 11 June, sets out the overall financial allocation for policing in England in Wales.

It is up to Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners to make decisions on local resourcing and estates, including police stations. They are best placed to make these decisions based on their local knowledge and experience.

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