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Report· Written statementUIN HCWS1216published

Provisional Police Funding Settlement (England and Wales) 2026-27

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2025

Total funding for police forces, including Counter-Terrorism Policing, will be up to £19.5 billion in 2026-27, an increase of up to £798 million compared to the 2025-26 police funding settlement. Total funding to territorial police forces will be up to £1...

Report· Written statementUIN HLWS1212published

Provisional Police Funding Settlement (England and Wales) 2026-27

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2025

My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Total funding for police forces, including Counter-Terrorism Policing, will be up to £19.5 billion in 2026-27, an increase ...

Record· PetitionPetition 754310rejected

Residents want Twickenham Police Station to keep the public front counter open.

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2025

Pass our message to the police Commissioner and decision makers. 1. The elderly people may not know how to report crime online 2. People may can’t report crimes because they don’t have a phone (stolen)/Wi-Fi connection/ computer in emergency cases or are too poor to have one. 3. Foreign tourists who don’t understand English will not be able to report online 4. It is vital for keeping relationships and building trust between residents and the police 5. From discussions between locals, no matter how many issues we disagree with, we all agree on this one.

Record· PetitionPetition 754183closed

Require family court to refer findings of abuse & coercive control to the police

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2025

When the family court makes findings of Emotional Abuse (EA) and/or Coercive Control (CC), but the findings not accepted by perpetrators, these cases should be automatically referred to the police for further investigation. This should not be incumbent upon the victims/survivors. EA & CC are crimes (Domestic Abuse & Serious Crime Acts) yet we believe the family court allows perpetrators to continue to abuse with impunity. In our view, all abuse features EA; 1 in 4 people aged 16 years and over have experienced domestic abuse, according to the ONS. We believe that this country is never going to reduce these devastating statistics without proper consequences for the worst perpetrators, such as perpetrator programmes and other effective interventions before criminal proceedings might follow. Our children need protecting so the cycle of abuse can stop.

Record· PetitionPetition 753894closed

Expand the offence of wasting police time to social services and anonymous tips

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2025

We want a cap on how many false anonymous reports to social services there can be before false reporters will have consequences if it is found to be false Because there are times that false reports happen and it destroys people's lives and the people who are causing it to get away without so much as a warning

Record· PetitionPetition 753681closed

Funding for local authorities and police tackle noise from short-term lets

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2025

We call on the Government to provide dedicated funding to local authorities and police to tackle complaints that are made against short-term holiday lets. We also call on the Government to require booking platforms to intervene immediately when they receive complaints. We are concerned that complaints about noise and antisocial behaviour linked to short-term holiday lets have increased, but that the police and local authorities do not always have the resources to enforce rules and impose fines when needed. We believe this type of noise is disrupting residential communities at night, which could lead to sleep deprivation, poor mental and physical health and in the end increased pressure on NHS services. When neither booking platforms or police act on noise complaints, residents can feel like they are left without protection. More funding to ensure effective enforcement is needed.

Record· PetitionPetition 753414rejected

Police officers should be paid more

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2025

Increase the pay for police officers so their job feels a bit more bearable and so they have a reason to come to work each day Being in the police is a dangerous and draining job. Many people put their lives at stake so that we can wonder the streets without worrying about everything. Police custody is a grubby, violent building filled with mostly nasty, drunken people. These brave warriors are not paid enough for their selfless efforts to help the country. Most of them do it for justice to the wrongdoers. I am not a police man. I just feel as though they deserve more pay for their efforts.

Record· PetitionPetition 753279closed

Make comprehensive autism training mandatory for police officers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2025

We want the government to require the police to provide mandatory, comprehensive, accredited autism training for all police officers. This training should cover communication differences, sensory needs, de-escalation strategies and appropriate responses during incidents involving people with autism. Autistic people can face misunderstanding during police encounters, which can cause unnecessary stress or escalation. Training is inconsistent, leaving many officers without the skills to recognise autistic traits or adjust their approach. Mandatory autism training could help officers communicate calmly, reduce risks, support vulnerable people, and ensure safer, more appropriate responses for everyone involved.

Record· PetitionPetition 752359closed

Arm all police officers with firearms

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2025

We call on the Government to ensure all police officers can carry firearms, not just authorised firearms officers. We believe having all police officers carrying firearms would make police reaction to emergencies that currently require specialist firearm unit to respond reduces the emergency response time as wouldn't have to wait for these units all officers could respond potentially save more lives

Record· PetitionPetition 751915rejected

Mandatory mental health support for Police Officers.

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 November 2025

I want the Government to ensure all police forces in the UK provide: - Guaranteed access to free, confidential mental health support. - Mandatory annual and post-incident wellbeing checks. - Policies that protect officers from stigma or negative career impact when they seek help. Police officers are leaving the profession at an alarming rat, and a growing number are struggling with severe stress, trauma, burnout and mental health crisis. Tragically, some officers have taken their own lives. Officers regularly deal with traumatic incidents, violence, sudden deaths and distressing situations, yet often feel they have little or no meaningful support. Supporting police mental health is essential for officer safety, public safety, and the long term health of policing.

Record· PetitionPetition 750871rejected

Make police check CCTV if witnesses report a convicted abuser near a victim

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2025

I want the Government to make it mandatory for police to review CCTV whenever witnesses report a convicted domestic abuser near a victim protected by an order. Police should check footage that could confirm or rule out a breach, improving safety and enforcement. I want this change because victims with protective orders are placed at risk when police choose not to review CCTV, even when witnesses report seeing a convicted abuser nearby. This can mean breaches go unchecked and victims are pushed into costly court action. Making CCTV review mandatory would improve safeguarding, help ensure breaches are properly investigated, and give victims and children greater protection.

Report· Written statementUIN HCWS1058published

Police Reform

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2025

Today I have announced, through an oral statement, proposals to strengthen police governance by abolishing police and crime commissioners at the end of their current term in 2028. Police governance functions will be transferred either to Mayors of Strateg...

Report· Written statementUIN HLWS1055published

Police Reform

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2025

My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I have announced, through an oral statement, proposals to strengthen police governance by abolishing police and crime...

Record· PetitionPetition 750232rejected

We, the people revoke our consent to the police due to 2-tier policing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2025

We demand Government and Parliament legislate to ensure equality in law enforcement for all citizens, ending two-tier policing. Review police guidelines, funding, and accountability to guarantee fair and impartial treatment regardless of background, belief, or position 2-tier policing undermines equality and erodes public trust, essential for policing by consent. When groups (e.g., those with political connections, wealth, or religious beliefs) receive preferential treatment, it shows the police service is biased and politically motivated. This selective enforcement damages the social contract, creating systemic injustice. Restoring consent requires uncompromising impartiality

Record· PetitionPetition 749971closed

Permit off-duty police & (ex)military to carry batons for public safety

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 November 2025

We request Parliament permit trained active and veteran military and police, whilst off-duty, to carry an authorised extendable baton for what we feel are the purposes of public safety and personal protection. This petition stems from a concern that the UK has become more dangerous. We think allowing trained active and veteran military/police to carry an authorised baton whilst off-duty leverages their skills to increase public safety. We think these individuals can act responsibly, deter crime, and provide immediate protection for themselves and the public when facing threats.

Record· PetitionPetition 749023rejected

Bring back stop and search policing regardless of ethnicity

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2025

Stop and search policing should be bought back as standard policing to make all our streets safer. Police should be able to stop any person or persons regardless of ethnicity, if they have a suspicion or just a general check to make sure no knives or weapons are found. The government have a duty of care to the British public and visitors to this country . The BRITISH Police force should have the full backing of the UK GOVERNMENT WITHOUT FEAR of being accused of being RACIST or any other discrimination that is used these days against an officer or officers stopping them doing their job properly. Myself and my partner are doing this with our God Daughter in mind who was the dance teacher in the Southport stabbings .

Record· PetitionPetition 748262closed

Require protesters and police to be easily identifiable during protests

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2025

We want Parliament to require protesters to not cover their faces at protests and to ban police from covering badge numbers to ensure both protesters and police can be easily identifiable. We believe this ensures accountability for violence or excessive force, protecting peaceful, lawful protest. While the Crime and Policing Bill addresses protester face coverings only when senior officers designate it, we believe it ignores police accountability. This petition calls for consistent rules without requiring designation of individual protests. Masked protesters can commit violence without consequences, while police covering badge numbers could face no accountability for excessive force. This requirement could protect peaceful protesters and the public from misconduct. Legitimate religious, medical, or weather coverings should remain permitted.

Record· PetitionPetition 748077closed

Review Coercive Control Law and Police Training

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 October 2025

It appears that the current Coercive Control Law is not working and failing. Last year there were almost 50,000 offences of coercive control recorded by the police in England and Wales but only a very small number of these resulted in convictions. This conviction rate must be improved. The Government must review the application of the law and widen it to encompass more behaviours: severe lying, impersonating armed forces personnel, repeat infidelity, damage to vehicles. Adequate training must be provided to police forces and there must be a presumption in that training for women to be dealt with by female officers upon request.

Report· Written statementUIN HCWS987published

Publication of the independent Police Accountability Rapid Review

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025

Today, I am publishing the Police Accountability Rapid Review, an independent report commissioned by the Government in October 2024. The review was conducted by Timothy Godwin OBE QPM and Rt Hon Sir Adrian Fulford between November 2024 and May 2025. The r...

Report· Written statementUIN HLWS985published

Police Accountability Rapid Review

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025

My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today, I am publishing the Police Accountability Rapid Review, an independent report commissioned by the Governmen...

Record· PetitionPetition 747838rejected

Shoplifting ban! Police to enforce the law!

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2025

To enforce the law and stop shoplifters walking away without paying. The cost to all of society who pay for thier goods are paying extra for thier food. The cost of living is rising exponentially and this must be affected the out of control thievery.

Record· PetitionPetition 746356rejected

Ban high-velocity catapults and licence others with police powers to confiscate

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 October 2025

Ban high-velocity catapults by classing them as offensive weapons. Licence or age restrict all other catapults. Give police powers to stop and confiscate catapults from anyone under 18 without good reason. These steps are essential to tackle rising antisocial and violent use. Catapults are increasingly used to injure or kill wildlife, harm pets, and damage property. These attacks are rising, often carried out by young people. Police say current laws aren't enough. We must treat catapults the same way we treat knives—restrict access, regulate use, and give police power to act. Confiscation powers and age-related restrictions will help prevent cruelty and protect communities. The longer we wait, the more lives—animal and possibly human—will be lost.

Record· PetitionPetition 746319rejected

Make it law to report it to the police you hit a cat when driving

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2025

When people are driving and hit a cat they should report it to the police like you do when you run over a dog I would like it to be law because it’s not fair that when dogs get run over you have to report it but when it’s a cat you don’t and it’s devastating when cat owners don’t get sympathy from the law when a cat is run over

Record· PetitionPetition 746159closed

Limit benefits/police protection available to former Prime Ministers to 5 years

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 October 2025

It seems obvious that ordinary people will be asked to give up more to reduce the deficit. We ask that Parliament also seeks to reduce the Public Duty Costs Allowance that former prime ministers (PMs) can claim once they leave office. Ex-PMs can claim up to £115,000 per year, for the rest of their lives, to help with the cost of public duties. It is a huge lifetime benefit for a temporary role. This assistance should be limited to 5 years after a PM leaves office. Ex-PMs also receive lifetime police protection. Protection when abroad is costly and - currently - can be provided even if foreign travel is undertaken for personal financial gain. When ex-PMs travel abroad, protection should only be provided when travel is purely for official business, not for personal income.

Record· PetitionPetition 746057closed

Require gun sellers to verify firearms certificates with police before a sale

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 October 2025

Create legislation that a gun exchange can only happen after a seller has verified the purchaser's firearm or shotgun certificate with police. This is a simple preventative measure that could help stop individuals with evil intentions purchasing guns with false documentation.

Record· PetitionPetition 745908closed

Remove Regulation 4(8) of the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 October 2025

Amend the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020 so that misconduct proceedings can be brought against any former police officer, regardless of when they left the service. We believe the current cut-off date of 15 December 2017 unfairly prevents accountability for past abuse and corruption. Survivors of police abuse and grooming are denied justice because officers who left before 15 December 2017 cannot face misconduct hearings. We feel This protects perpetrators instead of victims and damages public trust in policing. All officers, past and present, must be accountable for their actions — no one should be above the law.

Record· PetitionPetition 745720closed

Review police powers under section 136 of Mental Health Act

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 October 2025

I would like to see the police have more power to help those in crisis in their own homes. Without a warrant, they can only enforce a section 136 if it happens in public. I believe this could help save the lives of people in a mental health crisis.

Record· PetitionPetition 745137rejected

Police patrol when kids are on school runs in the morning and after school

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 October 2025

Our children to be safe from any danger and protected from any evil acts or strangers following them! Our children aren’t safe going to and from schools no more Because this country is not what it used to be no more, our children are having there childhood robbed from them due to the high level of violence and threats that have happened recently

Record· PetitionPetition 745119closed

Require organisers and attendees to pay for policing of protests

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 October 2025

We seek a change in the law, whereby any march or demonstration that requires a police presence, the cost must be borne by the attendees and the organisers, not the taxpayer.

Record· PetitionPetition 744622closed

Amend the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 to protect travellers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 September 2025

We want the Government to amend the Act so that Romani/Gypsy are excepted from the offence of residing on land without consent in or with a vehicle, to stop this law from being discriminatory against Romani/Gypsy travellers. We believe this law is too open for interpretation and therefore unnecessarily discriminates against Roma/Gypsy communities. It has significantly decreased the amount of safe stopping spots and has made nomadic living even more strenuous. In 2024, a high court judge ruled that key provisions of this act were incompatible with article 14 of the ECHR. I believe this act adds more hardships to the lives of Romani/Gypsy peoples and therefore should be urgently reviewed.

Record· PetitionPetition 741595closed

Establish a single public register of gifts to judges, MPs, police & royals

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 September 2025

We want a single, searchable public register of all gifts or hospitality given to judges, MPs, ministers, senior police officers and royals and the Royal Household. Entries on this new register must be declared within 14 days. Failure to declare should be treated as a criminal offence. Those in power can take decisions that affect our freedom and safety. We believe if they receive gifts or hospitality without disclosure, public trust is undermined and justice is at risk. A central, public register with strict deadlines will ensure transparency.

Record· PetitionPetition 740923rejected

Have military personnel assist law enforcement in urban areas with high crime.

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 September 2025

Allow the military the ability to send patrols out from army bases to nearby urban areas which have hight crime rates in the hopes of deterring crimes, assisting in the arrest of violent criminals and assisting troubled civilians being harassed, stalked or threatened. The high crime rates in urban areas like London and Birmingham have been appalling and people no longer feel safe on the streets. It is clear the law enforcement agencies are under-staffed and aren’t able to effectively deter and deal with violent and petty crime. With a higher supply of law enforcement units regularly patrolling high-crime areas, there would most certainly be a spike in the arrest of violent criminals and save people from death, trauma and/or stalkers who harass them.

Record· PetitionPetition 739431rejected

Open up Shaftesbury (Dorset) Police Station

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2025

Shaftesbury being a small town has very little police presence. The police station is closed and we would like to have it open again! Residents are starting to feel unsafe and also fustrated due to antisocial behaviour, van/cars being broken into. Help reduce the drug issues/ lower crime rates which are on an up. Protect local businesses and people's homes, cars and vans. General Property. Make the residents feel safer. Help stop people wanting to move away. With more houses being built in the area we need our police station open

Record· PetitionPetition 739002closed

Require mounted police to clean up horse droppings from public streets

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 August 2025

I want Parliament to require mounted police to clear their horses' droppings from roads and pavements. I think horse waste poses hazards to the public and harms street cleanliness. Dog owners must clean up after their pets; I think the same standard should apply to police horses. It is a troubling inconsistency that citizens are obliged to clean up after their dogs, yet mounted police are permitted to leave substantial waste in our streets. I feel this is a double standard which undermines fairness, can create hazards for pedestrians and cyclists, and diminishes the dignity of our shared spaces. I believe that a simple and practical remedy is readily available.

Record· PetitionPetition 738752closed

Review police pursuit rules to ensure proportionality and safety

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 August 2025

We believe police pursuits can pose high risks of serious injury/death to drivers, passengers bystanders. We think the police have a duty to prioritise the preservation of life. A review should investigate whether rules on police pursuits reflect this duty of care and commitment to public safety. We believe that fatalities, including among children, are alarming and devastating communities. The review should consider matters such as the prohibition of police pursuit use in response to non-violent offences and minor traffic offences; and mandatory camera activation. The review should consider what steps may be necessary to reduce casualties, especially among children.

Record· PetitionPetition 738623closed

Ban serving or former police officers from working on/advising the OPCC

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 August 2025

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) is meant to hold police forces accountable. Yet we feel its current structure allows serving or former officers, and elected officials with close ties to law enforcement, to oversee misconduct investigations involving their own colleagues Prohibit serving or former police officers from working in or advising the OPCC. We think OPCCs should be staffed with independent legal experts such as retired judges or human rights lawyers. We believe recent cases suggest OPCCs have sided with police.

Record· PetitionPetition 737745rejected

Taunting the police in any manner should be liable to arrest as a criminal act.

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 August 2025

Our police need to enjoy complete respect whilst helping and protecting all members of society at any time. Being taunted as representatives of authority undermines our rule of law and, in an increasingly lawless country, all police need to be able to operate with unequivocal national consent. One witnesses daily contempt for the law and the lack of mutual respect for citizens on our roads in particular. With increasing levels of frustration, it falls to the police to maintain and restore order. Lack of respect for them wastes police time too often. The police should have the right to detain all who taunt while they are responsible for upholding any law of the land.

Record· PetitionPetition 737480rejected

Keep the Met Police front counters open. Let the member of the public to decide

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 August 2025

Front counters are not just symbolic; they are often the first point of contact for some of the most vulnerable people in our city. Older residents, survivors of domestic abuse, rough sleepers, people without internet access, and those in crisis rely on them to speak directly to a police officer We strongly believe that this decision will be an absolute disaster for the safety of the public! A visible, accessible public presence is essential to rebuilding trust between Londoners and the police. The Met police should consult publicly on these proposals. It is essential that the Met police engage with Londoners, consult on proposals and seek views on how this might impact the same communities that they are working hard to rebuild trust with

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