Home Office written question – answered at on 5 February 2026.
Neil Hudson
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the funding settlement for Essex Police.
Sarah Jones
The Minister of State, Home Department
The 2026–27 final police funding settlement provides up to £21.0 billion for the policing system in England and Wales.
Total funding to police forces will be up to £18.4 billion, an increase of up to £796 million compared to the 2025-26 police funding settlement. This equates to a 4.5% cash increase and a 2.3% real terms increase in funding.
Essex Police will receive up to £455.2 million in 2026-27. This is an increase of up to £21.1 million, equating to a 4.9% cash increase.
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