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Recommendation 20
20
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A 'Fitness to Practise' regime would improve police officer standards and professionalism
Conclusion
A regime that sought to identify fitness to practise the profession of a police officer could be more effective than separate, rigid misconduct and performance systems in ensuring that those in the service have the attributes, skills and values to do the job well. We believe this would create a less adversarial system, and one more likely to support a culture of learning and development. It could also help reinforce the status of policing as a skilled profession. (Paragraph 53) 62 Policing priorities
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The government states this recommendation aligns with HMCI Cooke’s State of Policing Report and that it is still considering those recommendations, to which it will respond in due course, deferring a concrete response.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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27. The College previously developed an approach to Licence to Practise as part of their 2015 Review of Police Leadership and, following an extensive consultation, developed a pilot for some specialist roles such as public protection. Licensing schemes are currently specific to specialist functions e.g. firearms, public order. 28. Introducing a wider licensing scheme for police officers could help enforce national standards and embed a culture of learning and personal development through the ranks. The College would need to revisit how it will approach and implement such a scheme, including the requirements and how they will maintain a register of those in policing. 29. Vetting is already standardised and could be considered at the same time to ensure it is part of a wider licensing system. Similarly, medical fitness is already a consideration in recruitment standards.
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