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Police: Finance

Asked by Shaun DaviesLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 115097

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much special grant funding her Department plans to provide to each police force in England and Wales.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Police Special Grant has an allocated budget of £49.6m in 2026-27, and increase of £0.6m compared to 2025-26.Decisions regarding applications for the coming financial year will be communicated to recipients in due course.

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