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Recommendation 9
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Acknowledged
Set out government's plan to improve police mutual aid provision in response to HMICFRS.
Recommendation
As part of a formal response to the HMICFRS reports the Government should set out in particular how it is supporting forces to improve the provision of mutual aid, including how changes to the national policing system will support mutual aid. (Recommendation, Paragraph 35) National policing response
Government Response Summary
The government states that a forthcoming Home Office White Paper on police reform will cover various issues including how the policing system can work better. However, it does not specifically commit to setting out how it will support forces to improve mutual aid or how a new national policing system will specifically support mutual aid, as part of a formal response to the HMICFRS reports.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
Although officers demonstrated exceptional bravery last summer, the police were limited by the systems available to them. The police, and the public they serve, need a system that is fit for purpose and fit for the future. The Home Office’s White Paper on police reform will cover issues from technology to the future workforce, from how the policing system can work better to tackle fast changing crime, to leadership and culture. The Home Secretary has been clear that she will work with policing in partnership to address the existing challenges and help the system deliver effective and efficient policing to the public. 7