The Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales will examine how crime, fear of crime and other threats to public safety are changing and assess the ability of the police to respond.
It is chaired by Sir Michael Barber and hosted by the Police Foundation. It aims to set a long term strategic direction for the police service so that it is better able to tackle crime in an age where it is being transformed by new technology and wider social change.
Aims
The Review will consider:
- What the police mission should be, looking in particular at the public’s expectations of the police.
- The capabilities and resources the police service needs to achieve this mission.
- What the police officer of the future should look like, including their role, responsibilities, skills and knowledge.
- How the police service should be structured and held to account, locally, regionally and nationally.
- How the police service should work with other sectors to deal with complex social problems.
- How much funding the police service requires and how this should be allocated.
Programme
The work of the Review is guided by an Advisory Board which includes former senior police officers, politicians and leading academics.
The Review began with a call for evidence from across the government, the police service, academia, business and community groups.
A programme of events will be hosted across the country to enable police officers and members of the public to have their say about the future of policing.
The Police Foundation expects to publish a final report in June 2021 and interim papers during the course of the review.
For further information, visit the Police Foundation website