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Family Liaison Officers

Asked by Freddie van MierloLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 September 2025UIN 70218

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces provide a family liaison officer in cases of (a) murder, (b) fatal accident, (c) unexplained death and (d) suicide.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

We recognise that the role of the FLO is an important one, especially when supporting families during difficult times.

However, decisions to assign an FLO in specific cases are made by individual police forces, and such decisions would therefore be an operational matter.

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