PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Detection Rates (11 January 2018)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with police forces on improving their rate of solving crimes.
Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)
Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)
Answer
In 2017, the Minister for Policing and Fire spoke to every force in England and Wales about the changing demands they face, and how these can best be managed. Following this engagement, the Government has proposed an increase in funding of up to £450m across the police system for 2018/19 and highlighted the opportunity modern digital technology offers to enable frontline officers to spend up to an hour a day more at the frontline.
Answered by:
Mr Nick Hurd (Conservative)
16 January 2018
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