In Parliament - Sarah Jones MP

Photography by Louise Haywood Schiefer.

Police

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Police Leadership Commission’s report will inform our wider reform programme, helping us to understand how leadership is developed and supported across policing, where barriers to...

Home Office: Artificial Intelligence

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

All Home Office staff are encouraged to complete foundation courses on AI concepts and the safe and responsible use of generative AI tools. Staff also have access to a self-service online portal...

West Midlands Police: Finance

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

West Midlands Police will receive up to £883.9 million in 2026-27, an increase of up to £36.9 million when compared to 2025-26. Decisions on how funding and resources are utilised are...

High Streets Organised Crime Unit: Staffordshire

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

Tackling high street criminality is a priority for this Government. It is for that reason that on 19 May the Government announced a £30 million crackdown targeting cash intensive business...

Police: West Dorset

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Police Reform White Paper confirmed that we will review the funding formula once police reform is underway.

Firearms: Licensing

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

Data on the number of forged firearms certificates used to purchase shotguns in England is not collected centrally. The law is clear on the sales of shotguns that a purchaser must hold the...

Hate Crime

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

Under the replacement system proposed by the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council in their joint review of non-crime hate incidents, hate-related non-criminal behaviour...

Organised Crime

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The NCA is charged with undertaking an annual assessment of the serious and organised crime (SOC) threat to the UK, including analysis of emerging and evolving trends in this threat. The National...

Body Searches: Children and Young People

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Government welcomes the Children’s Commissioner’s report, Police powers and children – strip searching and use of force, and takes its recommendations seriously. Strip...

Drugs: Crime

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Joint Combating Drugs Unit (JCDU) continues to work closely with departments to ensure we take a coordinated, whole-system approach to tackling drugs and drug-related harms. JCDU maintains...

Speed Limits: West Midlands

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Government takes road safety seriously and recognises the important role that roads policing and speed enforcement play in reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on our...

Radicalism: Islam

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

As set out in ‘Protecting What Matters’, we are embedding the 2024 definition of extremism, available at gov.uk, across Government to ensure a consistent...

Retail Trade: Crime

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office does not routinely collect or publish crime statistics for specific location types such as high streets and has therefore not made estimates of the number of high-street related...

Retail Trade: Crime

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

19 May the Government announced a £30 million crackdown targeting cash intensive business such as barber shops, vape stores, mini-marts and sweet shops operating on our high streets, over...

Crime: Internet

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

Since 2016, the Home Office has invested over £170m in improving and modernising contact channels between the public and local police forces. Online crime reporting is available for all...

Hate Crime

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

There is robust legislative framework in place to respond to hate crimes which target race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and transgender identity. The Government funds an online hate...

Misuse of Drugs Ministerial Group

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Drugs Strategy Ministerial Forum (DSMF) brings together Ministers from six departments (the Home Office, the Department for Health and Social Care, the Ministry of Justice, the Department of...

Defibrillators in Police Vehicles

Westminster Hall debates

We will engage with policing over the next few months, so that will be done relatively quickly, and we will see what people come back with. The national police service is not that far away. We...

Defibrillators in Police Vehicles

Westminster Hall debates

It is not a comprehensive view across policing; there is a general concern about the role of policing versus other emergency services. We often have a wider debate within policing about the huge...

Defibrillators in Police Vehicles

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I congratulate the hon. Member for Torbay (Steve Darling) on securing this important debate. I am grateful to him for doing so, and...