Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 11
11
Deferred
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Home Office proposals remain too narrow to address systemic police misconduct weaknesses
Conclusion
When the Home Office first proposed its review of dismissals, the Independent Office for Police Conduct argued that the focus on dismissals was “too narrow.” We agree. The Home Office’s proposals will not address the overall weaknesses in the misconduct and disciplinary system.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government refers to the College of Policing's previous development of a 'Licence to Practise' approach and suggests a wider licensing scheme could help, but states the College would need to revisit its approach to implementation.
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Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
Deferred
HM Government · verbatim extract
Deferred
18. The dismissals review has considered wide areas of concern, as a result of which the Government announced a series of reforms to strengthen the misconduct, vetting and performance systems. 19. Police officers are subject to a regulated system of discipline, which includes those dismissed for either performance or misconduct reasons being added to the police Barred List, preventing them from re-joining policing organisations in the future.
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