United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 115284
Special Constables
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23 February 2026
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3 March 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to increase the role of volunteer policing within neighbourhood policing strategies; and what role she envisages for special constables and any future reserve model.
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23 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to increase the role of volunteer policing within neighbourhood policing strategies; and what role she envisages for special constables and any future reserve model.
Source: Commons
3 March 2026
Answer
The number of special constables has declined year on year, falling from a peak of 20,343 in March 2012 to just 5,304 as of September 2025. As part of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, the Government is committed to increasing the number of volunteers...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-23/115284
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1884110
- uk · wq-1884110 · source updated 3 March 2026