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Fifteenth Report - The Police Uplift Programme
Public Accounts Committee
HC 261
Published 22 July 2022
Recommendations
5
Accepted in Part
Despite their successes so far, the Department and its partners face a challenging final year...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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 diversity recruitment targets.
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6
Accepted in Part
Government has not yet set out what impact the Programme will have on forces’ ability...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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 Programme and work with partners to understand the impact of new officers.
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