Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the technical pensions adjustment in Table B.1 of Budget 2026, whether she plans to reduce (a) the Police Pensions Grant, (b) the police core grant or (c) any other funding to police forces in 2027-28 to reflect lower employer pension contributions.

The Home Secretary takes decisions on the distribution of police funding through the Police Funding Settlement; the provisional settlement will be published in December 2026.