PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(27 February 2025)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Q32 of the oral evidence given by the Permanent Secretary to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 4 February 2025 HC 505, if she will (a) provide a detailed cost matrix for each role within the police and (b) set out how announced Government funding will support the recruitment of new officers.

Asked by:
Mr Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat)

Total funding to police forces will be up to £17.5 billion, an increase of up to £1.1 billion compared to the 2024-25 police funding settlement.

This includes fully covering the costs for the pay award, the increase in the employer national contributions, funding for officer maintenance and an additional £200 million to kickstart the first phase of recruitment for 13,000 additional police officers and PCSOs into neighbourhood policing roles.

For neighbourhood roles in 2025-26 we have asked forces to outline proposals for their workforce mix that is tailored to local needs and operational contexts, based on what is deliverable within their funding allocation.

This will ensure that additional neighbourhood personnel in 2025-26 are delivered in a manner that is flexible and easily adaptable to varied crime demands, allowing forces to increase the neighbourhood policing workforce at pace.

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