Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide additional funding to the PSNI for training new recruits.

The Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) receives Barnett consequentials on spending on policing and justice by the UK Government in England and Wales. Any Barnett consequentials in 2024-25 are subject to a 24% needs-based uplift, to reflect the higher level of relative need in Northern Ireland, as identified by the independent Northern Ireland Fiscal Council.

In addition, the UK Government provides ringfenced Additional Security Funding for the Police Service of Northern Ireland each year to help address Northern Ireland’s specific security challenges. Decisions on future non-Barnett funding for the Northern Ireland Executive will be taken at future spending reviews.

Policing and justice are devolved responsibilities of the NIE. The allocation of funding for the PSNI is a decision for the NIE, the NIE Department of Finance and the NIE Department of Justice.