Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for completing the reorganisation of police forces in England and Wales.

This Government published its Police Reform White Paper on 26 January 2026. It set out an ambitious package of reform, including an ambition to move to fewer, larger forces by the end of next parliament.

We will shortly launch an Independent Review of Police Force Structures, which will make recommendations on the optimum configuration of fewer, larger forces, and the timetable for implementation. The Review is expected to report its findings in summer.