To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) guidance he has issued to police authorities and (b) recent discussions he has held with police staff associations on police uniforms styles; and if he will make a statement. (143249)

The design of police uniforms is a matter for individual chief constables and their police authorities. A national advisory specification has been provided to forces by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), who have met with police staff associations to discuss this issue.