Home Office written question – answered at on 9 July 2026.
Andrew Mitchell
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide additional funding for West Midlands Police to help address low level crime during the summer months.
Sarah Jones
The Minister of State, Home Department
West Midlands Police will receive up to £883.9 million in 2026-27, an increase of up to £36.9 million when compared to 2025-26.
Decisions on how funding and resources are utilised are an operational matter for Chief Constables and locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners, who are best placed to make resourcing decisions within their communities based on their local knowledge and experience.
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