Policing Resources Bill [HL]

Key Points

• Establishes a framework to ensure police forces in England and Wales have sufficient resources to deliver policing services.
• Could require assessment and reporting on police resource needs to inform funding decisions.
• Explains how resources such as money, staff and equipment should be allocated across forces.
• Includes connected purposes that may affect governance, budgeting and accountability for policing resources.
• Applies to police forces and related policing authorities, with oversight by Parliament and the Home Office.

Progress

The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Lords. If it progresses, it would move on to further scrutiny in the Lords (and, if passed, to the House of Commons) before any potential enactment.