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Police uplift programme

Status: Closed Opened: 15 Mar 2022 Closed: 14 Oct 2022 20 recommendations 13 conclusions 1 report

The Government has identified improving public safety and security as a key priority, and in September 2019 the Home Office announced plans to support this aim by recruiting an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales by the end of March 2023. The Home Office has committed £1.2 billion of additional funding to support …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifteenth Report - The Police Uplift Programme HC 261 22 Jul 2022 33 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
5 Recommendation Fifteenth Report - The Police Uplift Pr… Accepted in Part

Despite their successes so far, the Department and its partners face a challenging final year...

Despite their successes so far, the Department and its partners face a challenging final year to deliver the remainder of the Programme. We are encouraged that the Programme met and exceeded its second-year target of recruiting 12,000 additional officers. To achieve the 20,000 extra officers promised, it still needs to …

Government response. The government agrees to respond to the Macpherson report and the need for police forces to be representative of the communities they serve; it has published a response and made improvements to workforce data, but does not agree with setting …
HM Treasury
6 Recommendation Fifteenth Report - The Police Uplift Pr… Accepted in Part

Government has not yet set out what impact the Programme will have on forces’ ability...

Government has not yet set out what impact the Programme will have on forces’ ability to tackle crime, the public’s trust in policing or the wider Criminal Justice System. The success of the Programme to date is in part due to its tight focus on recruiting 20,000 additional officers. But …

Government response. The government agrees to implement a framework to evaluate the medium to long-term impact of the Programme by Autumn 2022, alongside a performance framework to reduce crime and improve public confidence. They will continue to share relevant analysis from the …
HM Treasury

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
25 Apr 2022 Deputy Chief Constable Janette McCormick · National Police Chiefs' Council, Matthew Rycroft CBE · Home Office, Rachel Watson · Home Office View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
16 May 2022 — Correspondence from Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Secretary, Home Office, re Natio…