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Policing priorities

Status: Closed Opened: 21 Jul 2022 Closed: 1 Feb 2024 40 recommendations 50 conclusions 1 report

Earlier this year, the Home Affairs Committee approved the appointment of a new Chief Inspector of Policing, the former Merseyside Chief Constable Andy Cooke. Since then, Mr Cooke has repeatedly made news by calling on police forces to focus on preventing and solving crime. We have chosen to inquire into the Priorities of Policing at …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - Policing priorities HC 635 10 Nov 2023 90 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
65 Recommendation Fifth Report - Policing priorities Not Addressed

Set out Government's vision for policing's specific role in national crime prevention strategy.

We recommend the Government set out in its response to this report its vision for policing’s role in crime prevention. (Paragraph 168) A workforce fit for the future

Government response. The government does not explicitly set out its vision for policing's role in crime prevention but instead details ongoing initiatives and past funding, such as Violence Reduction Units and the Beating Crime Plan, as evidence of current efforts in this …
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Oral evidence sessions

9 sessions
Date Witnesses
26 Apr 2023 Andrea Salvoni · Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Dr Katarina Schwarz · The Rights Lab, University of Nottingham, Sir Mark Rowley QPM · Metropolitan Police Service View ↗
25 Apr 2023 Lynne Abrams · Home Office, Rachel Watson · Home Office, Rt Hon Chris Philp MP · Home Office, Sarah Swinford · Home Office View ↗
22 Mar 2023 Michael Stewart · Prevent, Neil O’Connor CBE · Baroness Casey Review, Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MP · Home Office, Sarah Kincaid · Home Office, The Baroness Casey of Blackstock DBE CB · Baroness Casey Review View ↗
15 Mar 2023 Abimbola Johnson · Independent Scrutiny and Oversight Board, Katie Cashell · Independent Office for Police Conduct, Sophie Linden, Tom Whiting · Independent Office for Police Conduct View ↗
1 Mar 2023 Baljit Ubhey · Crown Prosecution Service, Gregor McGill · Crown Prosecution Service, Jessica Eagelton · Refuge, Nicole Jacobs View ↗
1 Feb 2023 Kirsty Brimelow KC · Criminal Bar Association, Richard Atkinson · Law Society, Zoe Byrne · Victim Support View ↗
18 Jan 2023 Andy Cooke QPM DL · His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services, Harvi Khatkar · Police Superintendents' Association, Steve Hartshorn · Police Federation of England and Wales View ↗
14 Dec 2022 Sir Mark Rowley QPM · Metropolitan Police Service View ↗
2 Nov 2022 Andy Marsh QPM · College of Policing, Dr Rick Muir · The Police Foundation, Festus Akinbusoye · Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, Martin Hewitt QPM · National Police Chiefs' Council View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
18 Jan 2023 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire on the Front Lin…
18 Jan 2023 To cttee Letter from the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service on minority eth…
18 Jan 2023 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire on the review into the pr…