Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government by what mechanism the cost of the Single Online Home system is recovered from the police forces which use it and on what basis may that cost vary.

Single Online Home services for the public are kept under review and the Home Office funds the police-led Digital Public Contact (DPC) Programme to deliver enhancements to the platform as determined by Policing’s requirements.

The Single Online Home is a national web-based platform and digital police station where the public can report incidents, apply for licences, and provide and discover information about crime in their area.