Recommendations 6
6 accepted. 3 implemented. 1 in progress.
Response: Accepted
· Delivery: implemented, 31/08/2023 (confirmed by the NAO)
Addressed to Home Office · Page 10, paragraph 17, point a
Recommendation (the NAO's words)
To maximise the impact of the Police Uplift Programme the Department will need to work closely with policing to:
a) learn from and build on successes. The Department should identify and share what has worked well from this positive example of collaboration with policing so it can apply these lessons to future programmes;
Response: Accepted
· Delivery: no longer relevant, 31/12/2025 (confirmed by the NAO)
Addressed to Home Office · Page 10, paragraph 17, point b
Recommendation (the NAO's words)
b) build on the benefits already delivered. The Department, College of Policing and NPCC should review the benefits of standardising processes across policing and consider with forces if there are opportunities for further standardisation;
Response: Accepted
· Delivery: implemented, 30/11/2023 (confirmed by the NAO)
Addressed to Home Office · Page 10, paragraph 17, point c
Recommendation (the NAO's words)
c) support development of workforce plans. As forces move beyond the focus on recruiting officers, the Department should build on its understanding of the workforce to help forces create evidence-based, up to date and actionable workforce plans built on capabilities needed to address current and future demand;
Response: Accepted
· Delivery: no longer relevant, 31/01/2026 (confirmed by the NAO)
Addressed to Home Office · Page 10, paragraph 17, point d
Recommendation (the NAO's words)
d) complete the funding formula review and ensure it is informed by a wider understanding of capabilities, and local needs and circumstances. As it implements any changes to the formula the Department should ensure that the impacts on forces are understood and managed;
Response: Accepted
· Delivery: in progress, 10/2025 (confirmed by the NAO)
Addressed to Home Office · Page 11, paragraph 17, point e
Recommendation (the NAO's words)
e) develop detailed benefits realisation plans. The success of the Programme will ultimately be judged on the impact the additional officers have in supporting police forces to reduce crime and protect communities. The Department should put in place the means to demonstrate what impact the additional officers have had in strengthening the capability of policing; and
Response: Accepted
· Delivery: implemented, 31/08/2023 (confirmed by the NAO)
Addressed to Home Office · Page 11, paragraph 17, point f
Recommendation (the NAO's words)
f) support cross-system demand planning. If the 20,000 additional officers are successful in increasing crime outcomes, this will increase demand in courts, prisons and probations services. The Department should work with its criminal justice partners to ensure that there is a shared, up to date and realistic understanding of the future demand facing the criminal justice system.