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Metropolitan Police

Answer

The Government’s Safer Streets Mission sets a clear expectation for policing to deliver safer communities and improved public confidence. An effective, well-supported police service is central to achieving this. This Government is committed to ensuring that policing has the resources it needs. The 2026–27 final police funding settlement provides up to £21.0 billion for the policing system in England and Wales. This is an increase of up to £1.4 billion compared with the 2025–26 settlement, representing a 6.9% cash increase and a 4.8% real terms increase. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) will receive up to £4.0 billion of funding in the 2026-27 police settlement. This is a £184.1 million increase when compared with the 2025-26 settlement, equating to a 4.8% cash increase and 2.8% real terms increase. In addition, following close working with the Metropolitan Police and MOPAC over the last year, the Government provided the MPS with exceptional financial support in 2026-27 of £20m. This is a significant additional contribution, on top of additional Home Office funding provided in previous years, to support the MPS on its path to financial sustainability. Funding for Counter-Terrorism Policing increased this year (2026-27) to £1.2 billion. This ensures they have the resources to respond swiftly and decisively to terrorist incidents, no matter where they take place. For security reasons we do not provide a breakdown of CT Policing funding or deployment. Decisions about the operational deployment of officers and staff into specialist functions are for Chief Constables, PCCs, and Mayors with PCC functions to make based on their local knowledge and experience. Robust workforce plans will ensure forces can continue to manage budgets whilst effectively deploying force resources to serve and support communities. The Home Office does not collect information on how many officers have been transferred from (a) Counter Terrorism Policing and (b) other specialist commands to Basic Command Units within the Metropolitan Police Service. Ministers engage regularly with Chief Constables, including the Metropolitan Police Service Commissioner, to discuss a variety of policing and crime related issues. Information detailing Ministerial engagements are logged as part of the transparencies data linked here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-ministers-hospitality-data.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

11469

Session

2026-27

Grouped for answer

Yes

Subjects

Metropolitan Police Labour turnover

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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