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Undercover Policing Inquiry: Costs

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 June 2026UIN 5779

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has been the total public cost to date of the Undercover Policing Inquiry.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Inquiry recently published its costs on its website, indicating that total expenditure to the end of March 2026 was £137,067,000. The Inquiry updates its website periodically as further costs are incurred. Further information is available on the Inquiry’s website: Undercover Policing Inquiry – Costs.

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