Context
The member inquires about the Home Office's actions to ensure police custody suites are accessible for officers, highlighting an ongoing concern.
Question
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that custody suites are accessible to police officers?
Answer from Kit Malthouse (The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Prevention and Policing)
My hon. Friend has been a persistent correspondent with the Home Office on this matter, but as he hopefully knows, the provision of custody suites is an operational decision for chief officers and police and crime commissioners, who best understand the needs of their local communities. The Government are committed to supporting the police in their vital work protecting the public and keeping us safe by recruiting 20,000 officers over the next three years and delivering the biggest funding increase in a decade, to ensure that police officers have the resources they need.
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