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Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 17 February 2026UIN 110519

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 11 of the white paper entitled From Local to National: A New Model for Policing (CP1489), what her proposed timetable is for publishing new national policing guarantees.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Secretary announced her plans to introduce a set of Local Policing Guarantees in the white paper “From Local to National: A New Model for Policing” published on 26 January. Local Policing Guarantees will set out minimum levels of service expected across frontline policing across England and Wales, and therefore, on a national basis. The Local Policing Guarantees will be complemented by the introduction of performance targets into the Police Performance Framework.

Publication of the Local Policing Guarantees and subsequent performance targets will happen as soon as possible following further engagement with the policing sector to provide assurances that the scope is reflective of operational policing.

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