Policing priorities

Home Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 21 Jul 2022 Closed: 1 Feb 2024 Parliament page
Earlier this year, the Home Affairs Committee approved the appointment of a new Chief Inspector of Policing, the former Merseyside Chief Constable Andy Cooke. Since then, Mr Cooke has repeatedly made news by calling on police forces to focus on preventing and solving crime. We have chosen to inquire into … Read more
40 Recommendations
50 Conclusions
1 Report
9 Oral sessions
3 Letters
9 Events
Activity timeline 23 events
19 Jan
2024
Report published
10 Nov
2023
Report published
26 Apr
2023
Oral evidence
26 Apr
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
25 Apr
2023
Oral evidence
25 Apr
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
22 Mar
2023
Oral evidence
22 Mar
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
15 Mar
2023
Oral evidence
15 Mar
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
1 Mar
2023
Oral evidence
1 Mar
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 9 sessions
26 Apr 2023
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Andrea Salvoni · Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe Dr Katarina Schwarz · The Rights Lab, University of Nottingham Sir Mark Rowley QPM · Metropolitan Police Service
25 Apr 2023
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Lynne Abrams · Home Office Rachel Watson · Home Office Rt Hon Chris Philp MP · Home Office Sarah Swinford · Home Office
22 Mar 2023
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Michael Stewart · Prevent Neil O’Connor CBE · Baroness Casey Review Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MP · Home Office Sarah Kincaid · Home Office The Baroness Casey of Blackstock DBE CB · Baroness Casey Review
15 Mar 2023
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Abimbola Johnson · Independent Scrutiny and Oversight Board Katie Cashell · Independent Office for Police Conduct Sophie Linden Tom Whiting · Independent Office for Police Conduct
1 Mar 2023
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Baljit Ubhey · Crown Prosecution Service Gregor McGill · Crown Prosecution Service Jessica Eagelton · Refuge Nicole Jacobs
1 Feb 2023
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Kirsty Brimelow KC · Criminal Bar Association Richard Atkinson · Law Society Zoe Byrne · Victim Support
18 Jan 2023
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Andy Cooke QPM DL · His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services Harvi Khatkar · Police Superintendents' Association Steve Hartshorn · Police Federation of England and Wales
14 Dec 2022
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Sir Mark Rowley QPM · Metropolitan Police Service
2 Nov 2022
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Andy Marsh QPM · College of Policing Dr Rick Muir · The Police Foundation Festus Akinbusoye · Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Martin Hewitt QPM · National Police Chiefs' Council
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - Policing priorities HC 635 10 Nov 2023 90 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
65 Recommendation Not Addressed
Fifth Report - Policing priorities
Set out Government's vision for policing's specific role in national crime prevention strategy.
We recommend the Government set out in its response to this report its vision for policing’s role in crime prevention. (Paragraph 168) A workforce fit for the future
Government Response
The government does not explicitly set out its vision for policing's role in crime prevention but instead details ongoing initiatives and past funding, such as Violence Reduction Units and the Beating Crime Plan, as evidence of current efforts in this area.
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89 Conclusion
Fifth Report - Policing priorities
Broadening police charging powers is not a solution for court backlogs.
Broadening police powers to charge without recourse to the CPS is not the solution to case backlogs in the courts.
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Government Response AI assessment · 89 of 40 classified
Accepted 27
Accepted in Part 6
Acknowledged 10
Deferred 44
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 1
Total 40 recs + 50 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
18 Jan 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire on the Front Line Review, dated 9 January 2023
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18 Jan 2023 To committee Letter from the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service on minority ethnic groups within the Metropolitan Police Service, dated 4 January 2023
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18 Jan 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire on the review into the process of police officer dismissals, dated 17 January 2023
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