Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of police finance.

Since the 2024 election, the Government has increased funding to policing by £2 billion. This year, funding to police forces is at its highest cash level ever, at £18.5 billion. All forces will see a real-terms uplift in their funding.

This year, the Home Office has established a Financial Resilience Framework to ensure a clear process and transparent approach to assessing financial resilience in all forces, supported by a joint HO/NPCC/APCC financial survey. This enables this government to review the adequacy of police funding across the sector and provide exceptional financial support where necessary.

Additionally, the Government is committed to a wider review of the police funding formula to ensure force funding is fair and keeps the public safe.