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Increasing police productivity

Status: Open Opened: 10 Jul 2025 18 recommendations 12 conclusions 1 report

Total police funding in 2025-26 is £19.6bn, with approx. 70% of this made up of central government funding and the rest raised through council tax. Government is aiming to put 13,000 additional police officers, police community support officers and special constables into neighbourhood policing roles, paid for by tackling waste through a programme of reform. …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
63rd Report - Increasing police productivity HC 1239 28 Jan 2026 30 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
1 Conclusion 63rd Report - Increasing police product… Not Addressed

Committee took evidence on Home Office support for police efficiency and productivity.

On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Home Office and College of Policing on how they are supporting policing to improve efficiency and productivity, and help meet the government’s policing commitments.1

Government response. The government's response describes its Police Reform White Paper and a new performance framework aimed at improving police efficiency and productivity. It commits to writing to the Committee by July 2026 to detail key metrics and plans for public reporting …
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Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
24 Nov 2025 Bethan Page-Jones · Home Office, Dame Antonia Romeo DCB · Ministry of Justice, James Bottomley · College of Policing, Richard Clarke · Home Office, Sir Andy Marsh QPM · College of Policing View ↗

Correspondence

4 letters
DateDirectionTitle
12 Mar 2026 To cttee Letter from the Acting Permanent Secretary at the Home Office relating to the C…
23 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from the Chief Executive Officer of the College of Policing relating to …
8 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from the Second Permanent Secretary at the Home Office relating to the C…
15 Dec 2025 To cttee Letter from the Chief Executive Officer at The College of Policing relating to …