Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to ensure police officers are safe in the workplace.

The Government recognises the vital role that police officers play in keeping our communities safe and is committed to supporting their safety and wellbeing in the workplace.

Through the measures set out in the Government’s Police Reform White Paper, we are taking steps to strengthen support for the policing workforce, including improving wellbeing provision, embedding consistent wellbeing standards across policing and strengthening the delivery of the Police Covenant to ensure officers receive the support they need throughout their careers.

We are working closely with police forces and the National Police Wellbeing Service to ensure officers are properly supported and looked after in the workplace.