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Policing and Crime Boards

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 11949

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Police & Crime Lead will be required to chair the Policing Board.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Office is working with policing and local government stakeholders to design and implement future governance arrangements to replace Police and Crime Commissioners from May 2028. We will introduce a system of police governance that maintains consistently high standards of oversight, is joined up with other local services and that the public can trust.

We will bring forward legislation to create future governance arrangements within this parliamentary session, with subsequent guidance and necessary secondary legislation to follow.

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