- Reference: 2023/1168
- Question by: Len Duvall OBE
- Meeting date: 23 March 2023
Recent data shows that the Government will need to increase officer headcount by over 1,000 per month between January and March 2023. In your view, is the Government taking seriously the promise to increase police numbers? If so, what support are they offering to police forces including the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to scale up recruitment?