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Police: Finance

Asked by Jo PlattLabour (Co-op)Home OfficeTabled Answered 29 January 2026UIN 105358

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the police funding formula before the next comprehensive spending review.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Secretary considers the distribution of funding each year to ensure decisions promote police efficiency, effectiveness and support the Government’s wider programme of reform.

Further details regarding police funding for 2026-27 will be set out in the upcoming Final Police Funding Settlement.

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