The independent Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales, chaired by Sir Michael Barber, aims to set a long term strategic direction for a police service capable of meeting the challenges of the 21st century.
About the Review
Launched by the Police Foundation in September 2019, the Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales set out to examine how crime, fear of crime and other threats to public safety are changing and assess the ability of the police to meet these challenges, as part of a wider strategic response. This far-reaching independent review, the first of its kind in many years, was chaired by Sir Michael Barber and guided by an Advisory Board of former senior police officers, politicians and leading academics. The overall aim of the Review was to set a long-term strategic vision for English and Welsh policing. The concluding report presents 56 recommendations for a modern police service capable of meeting the challenges of the 21st century.
Policing requires root and branch reform if it is to tackle the crisis of public confidence according to the first independent review of the police service for decades.
Sir Michael Barber, the Chair of the Strategic Review of Policing, said today at an event hosted by the Centre for Policy Studies that only fundamental reform would reverse the crisis of confidence in policing.
A new report from the Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales, chaired by Sir Michael Barber, argues that the UK currently lacks a proper strategy to prevent crime.
Few would argue with the notion that ‘prevention is better than cure’. Politicians of all parties agree on the importance of preventing social problems escalating into crises. One would struggle to find a police force, health service or local authority strategic document that does not call for more effort to be focused on preventative work.
There is a scarcity of research on why police officers voluntarily resign from the service. The numbers of police officers who felt that policing was not a ‘job-for-life’ and voluntarily resigned from the police service have risen – from 1,158 in the year ending March 2012 to 2,363 in the year ending March 2020.
Read more about the Strategic Review's recommendations for improving digital skills in policing (p.105 onwards) https://www.policingreview.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/srpew_final_report.pdf
Read more about the Strategic Review's recommendations on how to address the shortage of detectives (p.104) https://www.policingreview.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/srpew_final_report.pdf
Read more about the Strategic Review's recommendations on how to address the shortage of detectives (p.104) https://www.policingreview.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/srpew_final_report.pdf
Read more about the future skills requirements for policing and how the police can be equipped to perform their role in a changing world (p.102 onwards) https://www.policingreview.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/srpew_final_report.pdf
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