Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government further to the publication of the White Paper From local to national: a new model for policing on 26 January, what assessment they have made of the resources available for enforcement in relation to lower-level offences, in particular moving traffic offences; and what plans they have to review these resources as part of any reform to the structure of policing in England and Wales.

The reforms outlined within the Police Reform White Paper will put the right policing in the right place to ensure we more effectively tackle crime. At a local level, this means local police areas will be entirely focused on their community and the epidemic of so-called lower-level offences they face.

It is for Chief Constables to determine the appropriate resourcing model for their force. However, this Government is supporting Chief Constables and the wider policy system with £21 billion of funding via the police funding settlement in 2026/27, an increase of £1.3 billion on 2025/26.

On traffic offences in particular, these offences are increasingly detected and enforced through technology rather than through traditional officer‑led activity. Digital tools allow high‑volume, consistent enforcement without requiring significant additional frontline resource. A reformed policing system is an essential step in unlocking consistent and capable technology across all of policing.

Further, the Road Safety strategy announced on 7 January, will consult on range of motoring offences including the use of technology and introduces a new Roads Policing Innovation Programme to improve road safety and targeted enforcement including for low level offences such as speeding.