Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what policy, memorandum of understanding or guidance is held by the Home Office as a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to the operation of the Special Escort Group’s blue-light policing on public highways.

The Special Escort Group (SEG) is part of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and is operationally independent. The policy for the deployment of the SEG is a matter for the MPS.

The government’s protective security system is rigorous and proportionate. It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals’ security.