Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Independent review of police force structures will report their findings; and when she plans to publish that review.

The Police Reform White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, set out the Government’s commitment to introduce a new model for policing, so that it is fit for the modern world and we have the right policing in the right places. We will ensure local police forces are equipped to make their local communities safer and implement a new national approach to policing that protects us all.

The Independent Review of Police Force Structures was launched on 17 March 2026 and will make recommendations on the optimum number and configuration of police forces. The Chair will report their recommendations to the Home Secretary in the summer.

The Government will publish the Independent Review’s findings and its response in the autumn.