Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of special constables being paid.
Special constables are not paid for their duties but receive out-of-pocket expenses and forces may work with local partners to provide discretionary benefits such as free local travel or council tax rebates.
Many special constables, like volunteers in other parts of society, are not motivated by financial reward.
It is important that we recognise the contribution of special constables and we continue to work with policing partners to ensure they feel valued and supported.