# Thousands of new neighbourhood police officers > “Labour will introduce a new Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, restoring patrols to our town centres by recruiting thousands of new police officers, police and community support officers, and special constables.” > > — Labour Party; 2024 manifesto, page 64, 13 June 2024 - **Status:** Delivering - **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered - **Policy area:** [Police, courts, prisons](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/police-courts-and-prisons) - **Speaker:** [Labour Party](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/labour) - **Made on:** 13 June 2024 - **Where:** 2024 manifesto, page 64 - **Deadline:** 1 July 2029 - **Cost a year:** Costs £0.36bn to £0.44bn a year (central £0.4bn) - **Who it affects:** Communities in England and Wales; police forces recruit or move officers, PCSOs and special constables into neighbourhood roles - **When:** Not dated in the manifesto; the government's milestone is 13,000 over this Parliament (taken as by 1 July 2029) - **Paid for by:** "These new recruits will be paid for by tackling waste through a new Police Efficiency and Collaboration programme for England and Wales." (manifesto page 65) - **Quote source:** https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Labour-Party-manifesto-2024.pdf#page=64 (checked word for word on 6 October 2026; Quoted for reporting; rights stay with the publisher) - **Last updated:** 6 October 2026 - **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-neighbourhood-police-2024 ## Where it stands The Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee started in April 2025 with a £200m grant. Official statistics show 3,814 more full-time-equivalent officers and PCSOs in neighbourhood roles at 31 March 2026 than a year earlier. Over the same year the total number of police officers fell by 566 FTE, PCSOs by 55 FTE and special constables by 324 (headcount); the neighbourhood measure counts officers and PCSOs, including those in training, but not special constables (Home Office, Police workforce, 31 March 2026). The manifesto text says "thousands"; its costings (page 129) and the government's milestone put the number at 13,000. The manifesto gives no date; the government's milestone is this Parliament, taken as by 1 July 2029. ## Timeline - 13 June 2024, Promised: Labour manifesto pledges a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee with thousands of new officers, PCSOs and specials - 30 October 2024, In plan: Autumn Budget 2024 says the police settlement puts the government on track to start delivering 13,000 more neighbourhood officers and PCSOs ([evidence](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/672b9695fbd69e1861921c63/Autumn_Budget_2024_Accessible.pdf)) - 5 December 2024, In plan: Plan for Change milestone: 13,000 additional officers, PCSOs and special constables in neighbourhood roles in England and Wales ([evidence](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751af4719e0c816d18d1df3/Plan_for_Change.pdf)) - 1 April 2025, Funded: A £200m Neighbourhood Policing Grant is introduced for 2025-26 ([evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-funding-for-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027/police-funding-for-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027)) - 10 April 2025, In plan: Government says 3,000 more neighbourhood officers and PCSOs will be in post within 12 months, and 13,000 by 2029 ([evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-detail-announced-on-the-neighbourhood-policing-guarantee)) - 11 June 2025, Funded: Spending Review 2025 raises police spending power by an average 2.3% a year in real terms from 2023-24 to 2028-29, citing the 13,000 commitment ([evidence](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68627094354985706f111adc/E03349913_HMT_Spending_Review_June_2025_TEXT_CS_Accessible__002_.pdf)) - 22 July 2026, Delivering: Official statistics: 20,989 full-time-equivalent officers and PCSOs in neighbourhood roles at 31 March 2026, up 3,814 on the 31 March 2025 baseline ([evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2026/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2026)) - 1 July 2029, Deadline (to come): End of the Parliament (editorial date) ## About the cost Year used: the year of highest cost, as Labour's costings give one annualised figure. Labour re-allocates £400m a year from a Police Efficiency and Collaboration Programme to "13,000 additional neighbourhood police and community PCSOs; and specialist domestic abuse advisers in 999 control rooms at peak times" (manifesto page 129); central figure only. No independent costing was found. The first-year Neighbourhood Policing Grant in 2025-26 was £200m (Home Office police funding statistics). Low–high is an editorial ±10% because the source gives a central figure only. Costing sources: - [Labour Party: Change, 2024 manifesto (PDF), costings, page 129](https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Labour-Party-manifesto-2024.pdf#page=129) - [Home Office: Police funding for England and Wales 2015 to 2027](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-funding-for-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027/police-funding-for-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027) ## Corrections - 6 October 2026, the text of the “Funded” entry: The entry left out the period the average covers. The Spending Review gives 2.3% a year in real terms from 2023-24 to 2028-29. Was: “Spending Review 2025 raises police spending power by an average 2.3% a year in real terms, citing the 13,000 commitment”. Now: “Spending Review 2025 raises police spending power by an average 2.3% a year in real terms from 2023-24 to 2028-29, citing the 13,000 commitment”. ([source](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68627094354985706f111adc/E03349913_HMT_Spending_Review_June_2025_TEXT_CS_Accessible__002_.pdf)) ## Sources - [Labour Party: Change, 2024 manifesto (PDF), pages 64-65](https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Labour-Party-manifesto-2024.pdf#page=64) - [Labour Party: Change, 2024 manifesto (PDF), costings, page 129](https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Labour-Party-manifesto-2024.pdf#page=129) - [Home Office: Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2026 (22 Jul 2026)](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2026/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2026) - [Home Office: Police funding for England and Wales 2015 to 2027 (19 Aug 2026)](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-funding-for-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027/police-funding-for-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027) - [Home Office news: More detail announced on the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee (10 Apr 2025)](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-detail-announced-on-the-neighbourhood-policing-guarantee) - [HM Government: Plan for Change, milestones for mission-led government (5 Dec 2024)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751af4719e0c816d18d1df3/Plan_for_Change.pdf) ## Checks - Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 6 October 2026; human editor review to come. --- Public Ledger's own writing (headlines, status notes, cost notes, summaries) is licensed under [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): reuse it, crediting Public Ledger with a link to the card. 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