Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 15
15
Accepted
Release funding to police forces to cover disorder costs incurred as soon as possible.
Recommendation
If it has not done so already the Government should release funding to cover costs incurred during the disorder as soon as possible. (Recommendation, Paragraph 51)
Government Response Summary
The government accepted the recommendation, confirming that the Home Secretary agreed to provide £28.3 million to cover additional policing costs during the disorder, which was paid in full in May 2025.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Home Secretary has agreed to provide police forces in England and Wales with £28.3 million of funding to cover all of the additional costs of policing the disorder. This funding was paid in full in May 2025.