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Division Votes
3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Bell Ribeiro-Addy voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 358 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104
4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Bell Ribeiro-Addy voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 316 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116


Speeches
Bell Ribeiro-Addy speeches from: Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk Assessment
Bell Ribeiro-Addy contributed 1 speech (429 words)
Thursday 5th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Bell Ribeiro-Addy speeches from: Human Remains (Prohibition of Sale, Purchase and Advertising)
Bell Ribeiro-Addy contributed 1 speech (1,351 words)
1st reading
Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Bell Ribeiro-Addy speeches from: Indefinite Leave to Remain
Bell Ribeiro-Addy contributed 1 speech (96 words)
Monday 2nd February 2026 - Westminster Hall
Home Office


Written Answers
Earwax: Medical Treatments
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Monday 2nd February 2026

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that GP practices are able to provide NHS-funded ear wax removal services, particularly for patients at risk of hearing loss.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission cost-effective healthcare to meet the needs of their local population. This includes commissioning ear wax removal services in line with the recommendations for ear wax removal as set out in guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which is available at the following link:

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng98/chapter/Recommendations

This may involve commissioning general practices (GPs) or other providers, to whom GPs may refer patients, to provide ear wax removal services.

Manual ear syringing is no longer advised by NICE due to the risks associated with it, such as trauma to their ear drum or infection, so GPs will often recommend home treatment remedies to alleviate ear wax build-up.

However, in line with the NICE’s guidance, a person may require ear wax removal treatment if the build-up of earwax is linked with hearing loss. A GP may then refer the patient into audiology services, which ICBs are responsible for commissioning.

Earwax: Medical Treatments
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Monday 2nd February 2026

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) reinstate and (b) standardise NHS provision of ear wax removal in primary care.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission cost-effective healthcare to meet the needs of their local population. This includes commissioning ear wax removal services in line with the recommendations for ear wax removal as set out in guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which is available at the following link:

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng98/chapter/Recommendations

This may involve commissioning general practices (GPs) or other providers, to whom GPs may refer patients, to provide ear wax removal services.

Manual ear syringing is no longer advised by NICE due to the risks associated with it, such as trauma to their ear drum or infection, so GPs will often recommend home treatment remedies to alleviate ear wax build-up.

However, in line with the NICE’s guidance, a person may require ear wax removal treatment if the build-up of earwax is linked with hearing loss. A GP may then refer the patient into audiology services, which ICBs are responsible for commissioning.

British Nationality: Children in Care
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Monday 2nd February 2026

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that children in care have their citizenship status resolved before turning 18.

Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Children seeking to register as a British citizen will have the fee waived if they are able to credibly demonstrate that they cannot afford the fee. In addition, where an application has been made by or on behalf of a child who is looked after by a Local Authority, no fee is payable and it is not necessary for the child’s financial circumstances to be evidenced.

Since 16 June 2022, when the fee exemption for registering looked after children as British citizens was introduced, the Home Office has proactively engaged with every local authority. This work has focused on informing and supporting them to understand the exemption and the full range of citizenship registration options available to children under local authority care and supporting them with bespoke communication channels for local authorities to assist on a case-by-case basis.

In addition, a person over the age of 18 who missed out on becoming a British citizen as a child may qualify for registration under section 4L of the British Nationality Act 1981 in certain circumstances. That provision can be used where an applicant can demonstrate that they would have been able to become British while a child in care.

In the Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper, which was published on 12 May 2025, we stated that consideration will be made to removing financial barriers to acquiring British citizenship for young adults who have lived their entire lives in the UK.

British Nationality: Children
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Monday 2nd February 2026

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that children eligible for British citizenship are able to afford the application fee for citizenship.

Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Children seeking to register as a British citizen will have the fee waived if they are able to credibly demonstrate that they cannot afford the fee. In addition, where an application has been made by or on behalf of a child who is looked after by a Local Authority, no fee is payable and it is not necessary for the child’s financial circumstances to be evidenced.

Since 16 June 2022, when the fee exemption for registering looked after children as British citizens was introduced, the Home Office has proactively engaged with every local authority. This work has focused on informing and supporting them to understand the exemption and the full range of citizenship registration options available to children under local authority care and supporting them with bespoke communication channels for local authorities to assist on a case-by-case basis.

In addition, a person over the age of 18 who missed out on becoming a British citizen as a child may qualify for registration under section 4L of the British Nationality Act 1981 in certain circumstances. That provision can be used where an applicant can demonstrate that they would have been able to become British while a child in care.

In the Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper, which was published on 12 May 2025, we stated that consideration will be made to removing financial barriers to acquiring British citizenship for young adults who have lived their entire lives in the UK.

Earwax: Medical Treatments
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Thursday 5th February 2026

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of access to NHS ear wax removal services on long-term costs to the NHS associated with avoidable hearing loss, including on a) mental health and b) falls of elderly persons.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department has not made a specific assessment. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning local National Health Servies, including ear wax removal services, and must consider how best to improve population health and achieve best value for money.

ICBs commission these services in line with the recommendations for ear wax removal as set out in guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, which is available at the following link:

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng98/chapter/Recommendations

Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Friday 6th February 2026

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 to include registration of the father during a registration of birth, unless reason to omit this information is given.

Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

There are currently no plans to change the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 to amend the circumstances in which the father’s details may be entered on a birth registration.

The latest available data from the Office for National Statistics shows that, in 2024, over 95% of registrations included the details of both parents.

British Nationality: Children in Care
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Friday 6th February 2026

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of children in care whose citizenship status is not resolved before turning 18.

Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Since 16 June 2022, when the fee‑exemption for registering looked‑after children as British citizens was introduced, the Home Office has proactively engaged with every local authority. This work has focused on informing and supporting them to understand the exemption and the full range of citizenship registration options available to children under local authority care and supporting them with bespoke communication channels for local authorities to assist on a case-by-case basis.



Early Day Motions
Monday 2nd February

Human Remains (Prohibition of Sale, Purchase and Advertising) Bill

8 signatures (Most recent: 10 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
That this House notes with concern the increasing reports of human remains being sold through online marketplaces, in-person auctions, and curiosity and antique shops; recognises the serious ethical and moral implications of such practices, particularly when the origins of the remains cannot be determined; acknowledges that current UK legislation, including …
Thursday 29th January

Closure of Sickle Cell Day Unit at the Royal London Hospital

9 signatures (Most recent: 11 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
That this House recognises that sickle cell anaemia is the UK’s fastest-growing genetic condition, with nearly 300 babies born with the condition each year; notes that approximately 15,000–17,000 people in England are living with sickle cell disease and that the condition can cause severe, life-threatening pain crises and complications requiring …


Bills
Human Remains (Prohibition of Sale, Purchase and Advertising) Bill 2024-26
Presented by Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Private Members' Bill - Ten Minute Bill

A Bill to prohibit giving or receiving a reward for the supply of, or for offering to supply, human remains or any object partially consisting of human remains; to prohibit advertising the sale, exchange, or offer of sale or exchange, of human remains or any object partially consisting of human remains; to make provision for specified exemptions from those prohibitions; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%



Early Day Motions Signed
Wednesday 11th February
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 12th February 2026

Government contract with Palantir Technologies

23 signatures (Most recent: 12 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House notes that the Ministry of Defence signed a contract with the US firm Palantir in December 2025 worth £240,000,000, by direct award and without tender; further notes that whilst the decision may be justified under the Procurement Act 2023, there is significant public interest in how this …
Tuesday 10th February
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 11th February 2026

NEU dispute and strike action at Access Creative College

18 signatures (Most recent: 12 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House stands in solidarity with members of the National Education Union taking strike action at Access Creative College; believes that public money intended for education and student support should not be diverted away from frontline teaching, student services, and staff pay and conditions; notes the pay disparity between …
Monday 9th February
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th February 2026

15th anniversary of the Bahrain pro-democracy uprising

13 signatures (Most recent: 12 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes the 15th anniversary of Bahrain’s 2011 uprising, when widespread protests demanding democratic change and opposing structural inequality, corruption and repression, and the lack of meaningful political representation were met with state violence and repression, resulting in dozens of deaths and the arrest and torture of hundreds, …
Monday 26th January
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM on Monday 9th February 2026

Dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands

25 signatures (Most recent: 12 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley)
That this House condemns the grindadráp (Grind) in the Faroe Islands, where pods of dolphins are driven into bays by small boats and slaughtered by hand; notes with concern that more than 1,000 cetaceans were killed in 2025, including juveniles and pregnant females; further notes that this practice is largely …
Monday 1st December
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM on Monday 9th February 2026

Repression following the Iran-Israel war

18 signatures (Most recent: 9 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House condemns the new and brutal wave of widespread repression that the Iranian Islamic Republic has initiated following the 12-day Iran-Israel war; is alarmed that the regime has intensified arrests, executions and escalated the systemic violence used to suppress social and political opposition, especially targeting workers, women, and …
Monday 9th February
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM on Monday 9th February 2026

Heart Unions Week and the contribution of trade unions

22 signatures (Most recent: 12 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
That this House marks Heart Unions Week and celebrates the long and proud history of the trade union movement in improving the lives of working people across the United Kingdom; recognises that unions have been central to securing landmark advances including safer workplaces, limits on excessive hours, fairer pay, holiday …
Tuesday 6th January
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM on Thursday 5th February 2026

Marking the 60th anniversary of the University of the Air White Paper

30 signatures (Most recent: 12 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Richard Baker (Labour - Glenrothes and Mid Fife)
That this House marks the 60 years since the publication of the White Paper, “University of the Air”, which paved the way for the creation of The Open University; celebrates the legacy of Jennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge, who was the driving force behind the paper; recognises the impact …
Thursday 5th February
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM on Thursday 5th February 2026

Public inquiry into Epstein links

73 signatures (Most recent: 12 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
That this House stands with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims whose relentless courage and pursuit of justice has led to the publication of the Epstein files; notes with concern the number of British public figures included in these files; recognises that child sexual abuse on this scale is likely to have involved …
Tuesday 3rd February
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th February 2026

Seafarer pay and conditions at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

21 signatures (Most recent: 10 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House notes the pay dispute between 1,700 civilian seafarers, the recognised trade unions, including the RMT and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA); applauds the hard work of RFA seafarers which involves over 65% of the Royal Navy's task tasking on top of their own work, on a reduced …
Tuesday 3rd February
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th February 2026

Together Alliance

34 signatures (Most recent: 12 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
That this House notes with grave concern the growing confidence and visibility of far-right movements in the UK, including the increasing scale of far-right protests on the nation’s streets; further notes that such movements exploit genuine economic problems faced by many in order to scapegoat migrants, minoritised communities and refugees; …
Monday 2nd February
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 4th February 2026

Guantánamo Bay Prison Camp

13 signatures (Most recent: 10 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes that 11 January 2026 marked the 24th anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo Bay Prison Camp; further notes with alarm that 15 people including three men, who have long been approved for release, Muieen Abd Al-Sattar, 2009, Guled Hassan Duran, 2021, and Ismael Ali Bakush, …
Monday 2nd February
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th February 2026

Civil service pension scheme

36 signatures (Most recent: 10 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes that thousands of retired civil servants are facing financial hardship and distress, after pensions and lump sum payments failed to arrive on time; further notes these payments are to those who rely on these as a sole source of income; also notes that this has resulted …
Wednesday 28th January
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th February 2026

Trends in the level of poverty

19 signatures (Most recent: 12 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
That this House notes the publication of the latest poverty report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation; further notes that, in 2023-24, around 14.2 million people, or 21 per cent of the population, were living in poverty; expresses deep concern that 6.8 million people were living in very deep poverty in …
Monday 26th January
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th February 2026

Industrial dispute at the Department for Work and Pensions

24 signatures (Most recent: 10 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes that the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has rejected the final pay offer from the Department of Work and Pensions; further notes the offer fails to address chronic low pay within the Department; recognises that thousands of staff are earning at or close to the …
Tuesday 3rd February
Bell Ribeiro-Addy signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd February 2026

New US sanctions on Cuba

41 signatures (Most recent: 20 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr)
That this House expresses grave concern at the executive order signed on 29 January 2026 by US President Donald Trump, which unjustifiably declares Cuba as an “extraordinary threat” to the national security of the United States and authorises new sanctions against any country supplying oil to Cuba; notes that Cuba …



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Parliamentary Debates
Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk Assessment
81 speeches (13,742 words)
Thursday 5th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mentions:
1: Ellie Chowns (Green - North Herefordshire) Member for Clapham and Brixton Hill (Bell Ribeiro-Addy) that it is important to be clear about language - Link to Speech

Human Remains (Prohibition of Sale, Purchase and Advertising)
2 speeches (1,352 words)
1st reading
Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Commons Chamber

Mentions:
1: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab - Clapham and Brixton Hill) corrects that oversight, and I commend it to the House.Question put and agreed to.Ordered,That Bell Ribeiro-Addy - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Home Office, and Home Office

Home Affairs Committee

Found: Kohler; Ben Maguire; Robbie Moore; Margaret Mullane; Chris Murray; Peter Prinsley; Joani Reid; Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Oral Evidence - Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens, We Belong, Migration and Refugee Children’s Legal Unit, Islington Law Centre, (Children's Services) Barnardo's, Trades Union Congress, Confederation of British Industry, and Care England

Routes to Settlement - Home Affairs Committee

Found: Mr Paul Kohler; Robbie Moore; Margaret Mullane; Chris Murray; Peter Prinsley; Joani Reid; Bell Ribeiro-Addy




Bell Ribeiro-Addy - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 10th February 2026 1:30 p.m.
Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Work of the Metropolitan Police Service
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Sir Mark Rowley QPM - Commissioner at Metropolitan Police Service
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Tuesday 24th February 2026 2 p.m.
Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting
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Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Written Evidence - Barnardo's
RTS5793 - Routes to Settlement

Routes to Settlement - Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Security Minister following his appearance on 20 Januaury relating to the inquiry on Combatting new forms of extremism 02.02.2026

Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Home Secretary relating to the Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed changes set out in the consultation 'A Fairer Pathway to Settlement'

Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Home Secretary relating to the Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed changes set out in the consultation 'A Fairer Pathway to Settlement' 16.12.2025

Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Oral Evidence - Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens, We Belong, Migration and Refugee Children’s Legal Unit, Islington Law Centre, (Children's Services) Barnardo's, Trades Union Congress, Confederation of British Industry, and Care England

Routes to Settlement - Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Home Office, and Home Office

Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Written Evidence - Seraphus
RTS3096 - Routes to Settlement

Routes to Settlement - Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Written Evidence - University of Westminster-Westminster Business School, University of Westminster/Westminster Business School, and University of Westminster/Westminster Business School
RTS1942 - Routes to Settlement

Routes to Settlement - Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Written Evidence - L'Arche
RTS3204 - Routes to Settlement

Routes to Settlement - Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - National Crime Agency Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2025-26

Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Birmingham City Council relating to the Safety Advisory Group minutes on Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv 06.02.2026

Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Home Secretary following her appearance on 4th Feb relating to Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv 10.02.2026

Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Deputy Chief Constable of West Midlands Police in response to the Chair's letter of 29 Jan relating to Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv 02.02.2026

Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Correspondence - Home Office Supplementary Estimates Memorandum 2025-26

Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - me Office Supplementary Estimates 2025-26 Tables A and B

Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Written Evidence - NHS Employers
RTS4240 - Routes to Settlement

Routes to Settlement - Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Written Evidence - NHS Employers
RTS4240 - Routes to Settlement

Routes to Settlement - Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Metropolitan Police Service

Home Affairs Committee
Thursday 19th February 2026
Written Evidence - The Child Rights International Network (CRIN)
COM0052 - Combatting New Forms of Extremism

Combatting New Forms of Extremism - Home Affairs Committee
Thursday 19th February 2026
Written Evidence - Creased Puddle
COM0053 - Combatting New Forms of Extremism

Combatting New Forms of Extremism - Home Affairs Committee
Sunday 22nd February 2026
Report - 5th Report - Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban

Home Affairs Committee


Select Committee Inquiry
5 Feb 2026
The impact of serious and organised crime on local neighbourhoods
Home Affairs Committee (Select)

Submit Evidence (by 20 Mar 2026)


The impacts of serious and organised crime (SOC) in local communities can make residents feel unsafe and affect confidence in policing.

SOC covers a range of crimes, including child sexual exploitation and abuse; illegal drugs trafficking; fraud; money laundering; organised immigration crime; modern slavery and human trafficking and cybercrime. Annually, SOC is estimated to cost the UK at least £47 billion.

There are estimated to be over 75 organisations involved in protecting the public and tackling SOC, including law enforcement and criminal justice bodies; the UK intelligence community; Government departments; local authorities; regulatory and professional bodies; and overseas law enforcement agencies.

In January 2026 the Government published a White Paper on police reform: From Local to National: A New Model for Policing.  In it, the Government commits to “ensur[ing] that local police forces are equipped to make their local communities safer” while “introducing a new approach to national policing that protects us all.” Key proposals outlined include a new national police force - the National Police Service (NPS). This will incorporate the National Crime Agency, which currently leads on SOC, and include new Regional Crime Hubs. The White Paper also proposes the reorganisation of existing forces into fewer regional forces and the introduction of Local Policing Areas (LPAs) with responsibility for neighbourhood policing.

This inquiry will examine the extent of the linkage between SOC and neighbourhood crime and explore the capacity of neighbourhood policing to support the wider police response to SOC. It will investigate the extent to which the new structures outlined in the White Paper will support the role of neighbourhood policing in tackling SOC on high streets and in local communities, with the aim of ensuring that local, regional and national approaches to SOC work together effectively and are resourced appropriately.

Individual cases 

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