Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether named neighbourhood police officer coverage will be available 24 hours per day.

As the Prime Minister announced on 10 April, by July, every community will have named, and contactable officers dedicated to addressing the issues facing their communities as part of the government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. Police forces will ensure that neighbourhood policing teams spend the majority of their time in communities, providing visible patrols and engaging with local communities and businesses, providing them opportunities to raise concerns and priorities through regular beat meetings.

There will also be a guaranteed response time to neighbourhood queries of 72 hours. There will be a clear process in place for the public to seek recourse if this response time is not met.

The police are contactable 24 hours a day via force websites or by phoning 101 for non-emergency enquiries and concerns and the public should call the police on 999 in an emergency.