In Parliament - Sarah Jones MP

Photography by Louise Haywood Schiefer.

Local Government: Finance

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

Organisations who do not meet due diligence checks will not be eligible for government funding. It is up to each department to carry out due diligence when choosing to engage with, or fund, any...

Home Office: Ministers' Private Offices

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

Ministerial private offices in the Home Office have a mean of 6 staff members, at grades ranging from Executive Officer to Grade 6 (excluding the Principal Private Secretary and one other member...

Demonstrations: Palestine

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

The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, wrote to the Home Secretary on 9 March requesting her consent to an order under section 13 of the Public Order Act 1986 to prohibit...

Home Office: Social Media

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

The Home Office does not, and has not paid for followers on its social media platforms.

Video Recordings: Public Places

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

Everyone deserves to feel safe both in public and online. In addition to existing offences for the sharing of intimate images, we have introduced offences to the Crime and Policing Bill of taking...

Homophobia: Hate Crime

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

On the 14th February, the government tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill to extend existing aggravated offences under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to ensure equal protection...

Firearms: Licensing

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

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) issued an accelerated cause of concern notice to the Chief Constables of the three forces involved in the...

Young Futures Panels

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

RAND Europe’s process evaluation and feasibility impact study of the Young Futures Panel pilots is ongoing and will be sent for independent peer review by academics with relevant expertise...

Public Order Act 2023

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

As part of this Government’s commitment to protect the rights to freedom of expression and assembly, in May 2025 the Home Office began conducting post-legislative scrutiny of the Public...

Youth Services: Accident and Emergency Departments

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

According to the Youth Endowment Fund toolkit, the available studies suggest that A&E navigator programmes could have a high impact on preventing further involvement in violence. The majority...

Offensive Weapons: Crime

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

The Government shares concerns over the misuse of catapults, whether against people, property or wildlife. There are a wide range of laws in place to punish those who misuse catapults. The...

Bicycles: Theft

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

The central aim of our police reforms is to protect and revitalise neighbourhood policing. We are lifting national responsibilities from local forces so they can focus on tackling issues of key...

Police: Rural Areas

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

This Government is introducing the most radical and comprehensive policing reforms in nearly 200 years. We will modernise policing in this country – equipping it to tackle more...

Animal Experiments: Inspections

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

The numbers of unannounced audits conducted are reported in the published Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) Annual Reports. Year Number of unannounced audits 2024 10 2023 14 ...

Crime: Rural Areas

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

There is no distinct offence category or grouping that captures rural crimes separately from other offences. Currently any centrally held data on crimes recorded by the police and the...

Police: Standards

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

I refer my Honourable friend to the response published on 19 March and suggest that he consider writing to the College of Policing and the Independent Office for Police Conduct concerning their...

Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters

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

The police have a suite of powers under the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Police Reform Act 2002 to seize e-scooters and e‑bikes being used illegally or antisocially, including ‑for...

Home Office: Written Questions

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

The answer for UIN 110947 was given on 19th March 2026.

National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service: Finance

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

We fully recognise the serious and growing threat that freight crime poses to businesses, drivers, and the wider economy. The Government does not fund NaVCIS. Instead NaVCIS is funded by the...

Emergency Services: Standards

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

Police Call Handlers are not required to have working knowledge of What Three Words and the Nato Phonetic Alphabet. This is an operational matter for Chief Constables. For matters regarding the...