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Arson: Criminal Investigation

Home Office written question – answered at on 20 July 2026.

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Photo of Tan Dhesi Tan Dhesi Chair, Defence Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to support the police in promptly investigating arson offences.

Photo of Sarah Jones Sarah Jones The Minister of State, Home Department

The investigation of individual offences is an operational matter for police forces and they work alongside fire and rescue services and other partners to deter, investigate and tackle arson. The Government will establish new Local Policing Guarantees that set out the minimum levels of service the public should expect to receive from their police force wherever in England and Wales they live. These will include how the police will rapidly and effectively respond when the public need them.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 20 July 2026, cW)

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