Police: Reorganisation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the criteria and cost benefit analysis for the proposed Pathfinder merger options.
Answered by Sarah Jones
The Police Reform White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, set out the Government’s commitment to introduce a new model for policing, so that it is fit for the modern world and we have the right policing in the right places. We will ensure local police forces are equipped to make their local communities safer and implement a new national approach to policing that protects us all.
The Independent Review of Police Force Structures was launched on 17 March 2026 and will make recommendations on the optimal configuration of police forces and local policing areas. Consideration will be given by the Review to costs and benefits, including of pathfinder merger options. The Chair will report their recommendations to the Home Secretary in the summer.
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