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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Jack Lopresti (Conservative). It was answered by Priti Patel (Conservative) on Monday, 14 December 2020 on behalf of the Home Office.


Police Officer Numbers

Question

What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of police officers.

Answer

The Government have a clear commitment to recruit 20,000 police officers by March 2023. Thanks to the strong commitment we have had from all forces across England and Wales, we have made a fantastic start, with almost 6,000 additional officers recruited by the end of September. As the party of law and order, we are well on track to increasing police officer numbers across all forces.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
910154 
686 cc1-4 
Session
2019-21
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Police Recruitment
Link
View this Oral question on hansard.parliament.uk