Police Officer Numbers

Part of Home Department – in the House of Commons at on 8 February 2021.

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Photo of Kit Malthouse Kit Malthouse Minister of State (Ministry of Justice and Home Office)

It is no surprise that so diligent a Member would take every opportunity to maximise the benefits from this enormous uplift in police officers for his constituents. While the decision on particular police stations is an operational matter for the chief constable, in consultation with the police and crime commissioner, my hon. Friend is quite right that an expansion in numbers on this scale means that all police forces should be reviewing their property strategy, to ensure that the presence he looks for in his Constituency is felt across the country.

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