Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with a) the Welsh Government and b) Welsh policing and criminal justice partners on i) future partnership and ii) governance arrangements for policing.

Policing is a reserved matter for the UK Government, and we are taking forward a significant programme of reform across England and Wales. We are maintaining regular discussions with the Welsh Government on future partnership arrangements and governance models, including to ensure reforms are delivered collaboratively where they interact with devolved services. We are also engaging closely with policing and criminal justice partners in Wales, including through established fora such as the Policing Partnership Board for Wales, to inform partnership working and governance arrangements. We will continue to work constructively with the Welsh Government and partners as proposals are progressed.