Summer 2024 disorder

Home Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 12 Nov 2024 Closed: 9 Dec 2025 Parliament page
Disorder took place in several UK cities between 30 July and 7 August 2024, following the violent events in Southport on 29 July. The Government has reported that over 40,000 additional officer shifts were worked by public order officers over the course of ten days, with 6,600 officers deployed on … Read more
8 Recommendations
13 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
3 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
3 Jul
2025
Report published
23 Apr
2025
Correspondence
14 Apr
2025
Report published
25 Feb
2025
Oral evidence
25 Feb
2025
Correspondence
25 Feb
2025
Correspondence
25 Feb
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
10 Dec
2024
Oral evidence
10 Dec
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
25 Feb 2025
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Andrew Johnson · Home Office Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist · Metropolitan Police Chief Constable BJ Harrington · National Police Chiefs' Council Chief Constable Serena Kennedy · Merseyside Police Emily Spurrell · Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP · Home Office
10 Dec 2024
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Chris Noble · Staffordshire Police Judi Heaton · Humberside Police Lauren Poultney · South Yorkshire Police Mark Webster · Cleveland Police
Title HC No. Published Items Response
2nd Report – Police response to the 2024 summer disorder HC 381 14 Apr 2025 21 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
17 Recommendation Accepted in Part
2nd Report – Police response to th…
Benchmark Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee recruitment plans to ensure minimum officer numbers or flexible funding.
The Government should benchmark recruitment plans under the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee to ensure that, while flexibility for forces to recruit is maintained, minimum numbers for the recruitment of police officers can be set by the Home Office if required, or … Read more
Government Response
The government provides £376.8 million, with £270.1 million ringfenced, for forces to maintain officer numbers in 2025-26, and expects an initial increase to the neighbourhood policing workforce. It does not commit to Home Office-set minimum recruitment numbers, maintaining local flexibility.
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Government Response AI assessment · 20 of 8 classified
Accepted 7
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 9
Total 8 recs + 13 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
23 Apr 2025 To committee Letter from the Director of Public Prosecutions relating to the Committee’s report on the Police response to the 2024 summer disorder 11.04.2025
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25 Feb 2025 To committee Letter from the Crown Prosecution Service on the Process and guidance around publication of prosecution information 21.02.2025
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25 Feb 2025 From committee Letter to the Crown Proseution Service on the Process and guidance around publication of prosecution information 04.02.2025
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