Home Office written question – answered at on 9 July 2026.
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat, West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support policing in West Dorset.
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat, West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of rural policing in West Dorset.
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat, West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to review police funding formulas to reflect rurality.
Sarah Jones
The Minister of State, Home Department
The Police Reform white paper confirmed that we will review the funding formula once police reform is underway.
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Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
A document issued by the Government laying out its policy, or proposed policy, on a topic of current concern.Although a white paper may occasion consultation as to the details of new legislation, it does signify a clear intention on the part of a government to pass new law. This is a contrast with green papers, which are issued less frequently, are more open-ended and may merely propose a strategy to be implemented in the details of other legislation.
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