Fund permanent, 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities

In the face of a significant rise of antisemitism across the UK, we ask the Government to fund permanent 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities.

Following the antisemitic attacks, including on voluntary run ambulances that serve the Golders Green Community, we ask that the Government do more than offer what we feel are empty words of solidarity and shock. We believe our community needs a visible and permanent police presence that is on patrol 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We feel closing police stations and reducing police patrols by foot and car play their part in creating a breeding ground where antisemitic attacks are more likely to take place.

On 13 July, the Government announced an uplift of £251.1 million to increase policing in Jewish communities, following a series of antisemitic attacks and the raising of the national terror threat level from Substantial to Severe. This will deliver over 500 FTE across England and Wales, boost police presence in Jewish neighbourhoods and around schools, synagogues and community centres, while strengthening national counter-terrorism capabilities.

This includes a further £86 million for the Metropolitan Police, which will fund around 300 additional personnel to support policing in Jewish communities in London. Over £22 million will go to Greater Manchester Police to sustain the enhanced policing response following the attack at Heaton Park last year. Around £43 million will be distributed across seven other forces with significant Jewish communities: Hertfordshire, Essex, Northumbria, Sussex, Thames Valley, West Midlands and West Yorkshire. This will provide a sustained and visible uplift in neighbourhood policing in these communities.

The package also provides £41 million for national policing coordination and increased antisemitism capabilities. This will fund antisemitism training for all officers in England and Wales, strengthen investigations and ensure surge resources are available to all forces to protect Jewish communities, wherever they live. Counter-Terrorism Policing will receive £59 million to bolster protective security and counter state threats.

This longer-term policing package builds on measures already announced to protect Jewish communities, including the £25 million package announced on 30 April following the Golders Green attack to bolster policing and protective security, and £33.4 million already committed in 2026-27 for protective security and Project Servator.

The April package included £20 million for increased police patrols, including £18 million for the Metropolitan Police Service and £2 million made available nationally through the National Police Chiefs’ Council. It also provided an additional £4 million for protective security at synagogues, Jewish educational establishments and other communal sites, and a further £1 million for Project Servator to expand the role of specialist and plain-clothes officers in communities trained to spot suspicious activity and deter crime.

By making this longer-term commitment, police forces will be able to deliver more high-visibility patrols and stronger local engagement in areas with significant Jewish populations, including around synagogues and schools over the next three years. Patrols will be increased at times of heightened vulnerability, offering visible reassurance and helping to deter hate crime and antisemitic incidents. Officers will also work more closely with Jewish communities through a permanent presence in significant Jewish communities across the country, strengthening relationships with representative groups and places of worship.

The Government will continue to work closely with policing and Jewish community stakeholders to ensure this investment delivers enhanced protection and reassurance for Jewish communities. The deployment of policing resources remains a decision for police forces, who are best placed to determine the workforce structures and operational model needed in their area. This includes determining how that permanent uplift in policing presence is delivered and whether 24/7 patrols are the most appropriate way to protect Jewish communities, alongside other measures such as visible patrols, local engagement, intelligence-led deployment, national surge resources and specialist capabilities.

The Government remains committed to rebuilding neighbourhood policing across England and Wales and restoring the vital link between police forces and the communities they serve. By the end of February 2026, forces had delivered more than 3,100 additional police officers and PCSOs into neighbourhood roles since March 2025, strengthening neighbourhood teams as part of our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee to deliver 13,000 more by the end of this Parliament. Every neighbourhood has named, and contactable officers dedicated to providing visible policing and responding to community concerns. Forces have increased patrols in town centres and other key locations, acting on community intelligence, to prevent harm and tackle crime.

Home Office

This is a revised response. The Petitions Committee requested a response which more directly addressed the request of the petition. You can find the original response on the petition page (https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/765130)