Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill on levels of (a) criminal activity and (b) gross misconduct in police forces.

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill delivers on our promise to the British people to keep them safe. It backs the police, in recognition of the unique and enormous sacrifices they make and gives them the powers they need to fight crime and prevent disorder

In February 2020, the Government legislated to introduce a raft of reforms to strengthen the police disciplinary system. This made the system more accountable, more transparent and more timely and included greater powers for the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)

The Home Office has widened the data it collects and publishes on police misconduct. The first tranche of this data is due to be published in the Spring.