In Parliament - Sarah Jones MP

Photography by Louise Haywood Schiefer.

Drugs: Departmental Responsibilities

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

The Joint Combating Drugs Unit (JCDU) is responsible for driving and co-ordinating efforts across Government to tackle drugs, working in close partnership with six departments – the Home...

Public Order Offences

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

In February the Government made the Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2026 to amend the definition of key national...

Motorcycles: Seized Articles

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

Decisions on the methods of disposal of seized vehicles are operational matters for individual police forces, or the recovery bodies acting on their behalf, to determine. The police have powers...

Firearms: Licensing

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

Home Office Ministers and officials meet with a range of stakeholders with an interest in firearms related issues, including the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), from...

Police: Standards

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

The Government expects all police forces to respond swiftly to requests for information from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. No assessment has been made of the performance of Thames...

Abortion: Drugs

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

The Home Office does collect and publish official statistics on the number of charges for the offences of ‘Procuring illegal abortion’ offences and ‘intentional destruction of a...

Firearms: Licensing

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

The Government is intending to consult on strengthening shotgun controls in due course. The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published in February 2025, included a...

Imitation Firearms: Sales

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

There has been action taken by the National Crime Agency and police forces in England and Wales against certain types of imitation firearms that have been found to be readily convertible into...

Home Office: Ethnic Groups

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

The Home Office was invited by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to input to the consultation on the ethnicity harmonised standard. Any changes recommended to the ethnicity harmonisations...

Road Traffic Offences: Forensic Science

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

The police are responsible for collision investigations and for establishing the circumstances that have led to deaths and life changing injuries on our roads. The police investigation and...

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services and HM Passport Office

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

Section 54(1) of the Police Act 1996 sets out that Inspectors are known as HM Inspectors of Constabulary and there are no plans to change this. There are no plans for HM Passport Office to remove...

Retail Trade: Crime

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 off local forces so they focus on tackling local issues, like...

Firearms: Licensing

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

The Government is intending to consult on strengthening shotgun controls in due course. The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published in February 2025, included a...

Driving under Influence: Testing

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

The Government’s Road Safety Strategy launched in January 2026, includes a consultation on a range of motoring offences including the drink and drug driving testing framework. The...

Abnormal Loads

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

NPCC guidance for forces on managing abnormal loads was updated in May 2025. This seeks to promote greater national alignment across forces, where possible, noting the need for variations. Police...

Driving under Influence: Drugs

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

The Government’s Road Safety Strategy, launched in January 2026, includes a consultation on a range of motoring offences including the drink and drug driving testing framework. The...

Home Office: Women

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

We have set out our expectation that all duty bearers, including Departments and arm’s-length bodies, follow the law as clarified by the Supreme Court ruling and seek specialist legal...

Street Wardens

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

The Government is delivering our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, putting 13,000 additional police personnel into neighbourhood roles, ensuring everyone has a named and contactable officer,...

Mobile Phones: Theft

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

Mobile phone theft causes significant distress to victims and fuels wider criminality, and the Government is determined to reduce it. We recognise the important role that technical solutions,...

Fraud: Victims

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

Reports of fraud and cyber crime are made through Report Fraud, the new national fraud reporting service which became operational in December 2025. These reports are assessed centrally and...