Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will meet with the (a) Greater Manchester Police Federation and (b) Greater Manchester Police to discuss policing in (i) Stockport and (ii) Greater Manchester.

Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), or Mayors with PCC functions, are responsible for the totality of policing within their force area. This includes delivering an effective and efficient police service to meet the priorities of the local community. As the locally elected representative for policing, it is for the Mayor of Greater Manchester, working with their Chief Constable, to set their priorities for policing in their area and hold their Chief Constable to account for their performance.

Home Office Ministers regularly meet with policing stakeholders, including chief constables, PCCs and representatives of the national staff associations such as the Police Federation of England and Wales, to discuss a range of relevant issues.

The Policing Minsiter recently met with Steve Hartshorn of the Police Federation on 25th October.