Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of revising the £1.129 million threshold at which police forces can recoup costs for policing centres housing asylum seekers.

All police forces should have reasonable contingency within their budgets for unplanned or unexpected events, but in some cases we recognise that these events may place force finances under additional pressure, and in those instances the Police and Crime Commissioner may apply for additional funding through the Police Special Grant.

Any force applying for Special Grant funding must meet the criteria set out in the published guidance, including that forces are expected to meet additional costs up to an amount equal to one per cent of their core grant funding.

Special grant guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)