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Police: Civil Disorder

Question for Home Office

UIN 20930, tabled on 18 December 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the devolved administrations on potential changes to the (a) criteria for and (b) duration of short term deployment of police officers to deal with unexpected civil disorder.

Answered on

7 January 2025

Operational matters – including requests for and provision of Mutual Aid in response to public disorder – are primarily a matter for police forces who are operationally independent of government.

Answered by

Home Office
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