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Recommendation 9
9
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
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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.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
We are working with the police to ensure measures for the Police System Reform White Paper are suitably designed to tackle the policing challenges of the future. Separately, and focused specifically on their response to public order, the police have reviewed the national mobilisation plan, which now specifically describes the national public order gold role, who has explicit authority to decide on national mobilisation numbers and to set the strategic plan that forces should follow (‘tier 4’ mobilisation). The plan has been agreed at Chief’s Councils and circulated amongst forces. The Government will reflect on how these changes can be built upon in the Police Reform White Paper. 3. National policing response
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