questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes in the number of police officers on trends in the level of crime in rural areas.
answerText: Decisions on the deployment of police officers and resourcing are matters for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners, who are best placed to determine how to respond to local need, including in rural communities. The Government’s Neighbourhoo...
heading: Police: Staff