# Conservative pledge: “We will launch a Special Constable recruitment drive, offering incentives such as council tax reductions.”

Hammersmith and Fulham Conservatives pledged in its manifesto of Mar 2026 (page 4): “We will launch a Special Constable recruitment drive, offering incentives such as council tax reductions.” Status on BoroughBook.UK: Opposition pledge. Made by a party that does not run the council. Tracked if it ever can be delivered. Conservative does not run Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the pledge is tracked as an opposition pledge: costed so voters can compare, but it cannot be delivered from opposition. No cost is stated, and none can be sourced yet. No deadline is stated.

- Who: Hammersmith and Fulham Conservatives
- Made: 2026-03-16, manifesto, page 4
- Area: Community safety
- Status: Opposition pledge (Made by a party that does not run the council. Tracked if it ever can be delivered.)
- Cost: No cost is stated, and none can be sourced yet.
- Deadline: none stated
- Last changed: 2026-10-14
- Page: https://boroughbook.uk/promise/con-2026-special-constables

## Timeline

- 2026-03-16: In the 2026 Conservative manifesto, page 4; not one of its key commitments

## Questions

**Has Conservative kept its pledge: “We will launch a Special Constable recruitment drive, offering incentives such as council tax reductions.”?**
Conservative does not run Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the pledge is tracked as an opposition pledge: costed so voters can compare, but it cannot be delivered from opposition.

**What has the council done about it?**
Nothing in the council's papers is linked to it yet. BoroughBook.UK checks every Cabinet and Full Council decision and adds any that move it.

**What would it cost?**
No cost is stated, and none can be sourced yet.

**Where does this pledge come from?**
Hammersmith and Fulham Conservatives's manifesto of 16 Mar 2026, page 4, quoted word for word. Sources: Your priorities, our mission: our plan for Hammersmith & Fulham (Conservative manifesto 2026), page 4.

**Can the party reply?**
Yes. Any councillor or party named on a card can reply by emailing boroughs@guzh.uk, and replies are published on the card within five working days.

## Sources

- [Your priorities, our mission: our plan for Hammersmith & Fulham (Conservative manifesto 2026), page 4](https://web.archive.org/web/20260326124540/https://www.hfconservatives.org.uk/sites/www.hfconservatives.org.uk/files/2026-03/Conservative%20Manifesto%20-%20LBHF%202026.pdf)

## Replies

None yet. Replies: boroughs@guzh.uk.

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