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Recommendation 21
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Scope out a 'Fitness to Practise' regime for policing as part of disciplinary review
Recommendation
Working with the College of Policing, NPCC and other key stakeholders, we recommend the Home Office scope out a “Fitness to Practise” regime for policing. This should be done as part of the review of wider functioning of the disciplinary system we have recommended already.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government discusses the College of Policing's Neighbourhood Policing guidelines and commits to continuing to work on prioritising neighbourhood policing, completely sidestepping the recommendation for a “Fitness to Practise” regime and disciplinary system review.
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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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