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Police Funding England and Wales

The Home Office manages police funding for England and Wales, currently addressing structural gaps in the funding formula that disadvantage rural forces and fail to account for demographic change. The government has committed to recruiting 13,000 additional neighbourhood policing personnel by 2029 with £200 million allocated for 2025–26, while forces face constraints on capital investment and IT modernisation due to high pay costs.


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2026

8 events

2025

13 events
14 Apr 2025 | Committee report linked

The new national system for policing should include enhanced capacity to monitor and respond to social media at the national level, while also supporting forces to develop the necessary capacity. (Recommendation, Paragraph 31)

The new national system for policing should include enhanced capacity to monitor and respond to social media at the national level, while also supporting forces to develop the necessary capacity. (Recommendation, Paragraph 31) Type: conclusion | Number: 7 | Response …

14 Apr 2025 | Committee report linked

If it has not done so already the Government should release funding to cover costs incurred during the disorder as soon as possible. (Recommendation, Paragraph 51)

If it has not done so already the Government should release funding to cover costs incurred during the disorder as soon as possible. (Recommendation, Paragraph 51) Type: recommendation | Number: 15 | Response status: accepted Government response: The Home Secretary …

14 Apr 2025 | Committee report linked

The Government should benchmark recruitment plans under the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee to ensure that, while flexibility for forces to recruit is maintained, minimum numbers for the recruitment of police officers can be set by the Home Office if required, or more flexibility in funding provided if forces cannot meet their staffing needs through the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. (Recommendation, Paragraph 58) The political response

The Government should benchmark recruitment plans under the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee to ensure that, while flexibility for forces to recruit is maintained, minimum numbers for the recruitment of police officers can be set by the Home Office if required, or …

19 Mar 2025 | Written question Home Office linked

Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to allocate additional funding to fire and rescue services to improve their wildfire and flood response rates. Answer: Government funding for fire and rescue services is …

19 Mar 2025 | Written question Home Office linked

Fire and Rescue Services: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to introduce dedicated capital investment funding for fire and rescue services to help improve (a) infrastructure, (b) fleet renewal and (c) training facilities. Answer: Government …

2024

11 events
27 Feb 2024 | Committee report linked

We are aware that Lord Walney’s review, which will look at whether powers for enhanced protection for public spaces could be extended to offices of elected representatives, is with the Home Office. We look forward to a much more urgent response from the Government.

We are aware that Lord Walney’s review, which will look at whether powers for enhanced protection for public spaces could be extended to offices of elected representatives, is with the Home Office. We look forward to a much more urgent …

27 Feb 2024 | Committee report linked

Following the policing priorities inquiry, we concluded that it was no longer sufficient for individual police forces to design their own workforce plans and recommended that the Home Office set out and implement a national workforce strategy that addresses officer and staff numbers and skills. The resource demands of the policing of recent protests demonstrate again that a wider national workforce plan is needed.

Following the policing priorities inquiry, we concluded that it was no longer sufficient for individual police forces to design their own workforce plans and recommended that the Home Office set out and implement a national workforce strategy that addresses officer …

27 Feb 2024 | Committee report linked

We recently called for an urgent review and update of the Police Allocation Formula, setting out points for future review in advance to facilitate effective planning by PCCs and forces. The Home Office must ensure that police funding recognises the true nature of demand upon the service and provides the resource it needs to meet them. (Paragraph 72) Hate crime and terrorist offences

We recently called for an urgent review and update of the Police Allocation Formula, setting out points for future review in advance to facilitate effective planning by PCCs and forces. The Home Office must ensure that police funding recognises the …

1 Feb 2024 | Announcement Home Office linked

Home Office 2023-24 funding

UIN: HLWS231 My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Cleverly) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Home Office net cash requirement for the year exceeds that provided by the Main Estimate 2023-24. …

1 Feb 2024 | Announcement Home Office linked

Home Office 2023-24 funding

UIN: HCWS235 The Home Office net cash requirement for the year exceeds that provided by the Main Estimate 2023-24. The Supplementary Estimate has not yet received Royal Assent. The Contingencies Fund advance is required to meet commitments until the Supplementary …

2023

11 events
10 Nov 2023 | Government response linked

We recommend the Home Office set out a workforce plan and strategy for policing over the next ten years as a matter of urgency. The plan should address officer and staff numbers and skills. Particular attention should be placed on recognised areas of shortage. The plan should be subject to periodic review and impact analysis, with the first of these completed and published by 31 December 2024.

We recommend the Home Office set out a workforce plan and strategy for policing over the next ten years as a matter of urgency. The plan should address officer and staff numbers and skills. Particular attention should be placed on …

16 Oct 2023 | Written question Home Office linked

Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help increase public trust in the police. Answer: The Government has been clear that police officers must be held to the highest …

7 Mar 2023 | Announcement Home Office linked

Home Office 2022-23 funding

UIN: HCWS610 The Home Office net cash requirement for the year exceeds that provided by the Main Estimate 2022-23 and is within that provided by the Supplementary Estimate to support related resource expenditure. The Supplementary Estimate has not yet received …

31 Jan 2023 | Announcement Home Office linked

Police Funding Settlement 2023-24

UIN: HCWS537 My Rt Hon Friend, the Home Secretary, has today laid before the House the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2023-24 (HC 1066). The Report sets out the Home Secretary’s determination for 2023-24 of the aggregate amount of …

2022

7 events
18 Jul 2022 | Written question Home Office linked

Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to incorporate the building safety grant agreed following phase one of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry into the base funding provided to fire and …

2021

8 events
24 Mar 2021 | Written question Home Office linked

Undercover Policing Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of not funding the legal costs for participants in the Undercover Policing Inquiry. Answer: The Undercover Policing Inquiry is independent of …

4 Mar 2021 | Announcement Home Office linked

Home Office 2020-21 Funding

UIN: HCWS821 Net cash requirement for the year exceeds that provided by the Main Estimate, and is within that provided by the Supplementary Estimate. The Supplementary Estimate has not yet received Royal Assent. The Contingencies Fund advance is required in …

2020

3 events
5 Feb 2020 | Bill stage linked

Policing Resources Bill [HL]

First Reading 15:48:00 A Bill to make provision to ensure that the police forces in England and Wales have sufficient resources to deliver police services; and for connected purposes. The Bill was introduced by Lord Wigley, read a first time …

23 Jan 2020 | Announcement Home Office linked

Police Funding 2020/21

UIN: HLWS56 This statement replaces the statement I made on 22 January 2020 (HLWS47): My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service (Kit Malthouse) has today (22 January 2020) made the following Written Ministerial Statement: …

22 Jan 2020 | Announcement Home Office linked

Police Funding 2020/21

UIN: HLWS47 My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service (Kit Malthouse) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary has today laid before the House the Police Grant …

2018

1 event

2017

3 events
9 Oct 2017 | Debate Home Office linked

POLICE OFFICER AND STAFFING NUMBERS

That this House is concerned by the recently released Home Office figures regarding police officer and staff figures across England and Wales; notes that since 2010 there has been a reduction in the total workforce of 45,830 from 240,243 in …

2015

2 events