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Neighbourhood Policing: Surrey Heath

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 December 2025UIN 94858

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of funding more neighbourhood police officers in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Sarah Jones

We have made £200 million available in FY 25/26 to support the first steps towards delivering 13,000 more neighbourhood policing personnel across England and Wales by the end of this parliament, including up to 3,000 additional neighbourhood officers by the end of March 2026.

Based on their £2,588,427 allocation from the Neighbourhood Policing Grant, Surrey are projected to grow by 25 FTE NHP police officers in 2025-26, and in addition, the force is also projected to grow by 15 special constables (headcount) over the same period.

Arrangements for future years will be set out in due course.

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