Policing of protests

Home Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 29 Nov 2023 Closed: 24 May 2024 Parliament page
9 Recommendations
8 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
1 Letter
2 Events
Activity timeline 7 events
1 May
2024
Correspondence
25 Apr
2024
Report published
27 Feb
2024
Report published
12 Dec
2023
Oral evidence
12 Dec
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
6 Dec
2023
Oral evidence
6 Dec
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
12 Dec 2023
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Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes · Metropolitan Police Service Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist · Metropolitan Police Chief Constable Chris Haward · National Police Chiefs' Council Dame Sara Khan Robin Simcox · Commission for Countering Extremism The Lord Walney · House of Lords
6 Dec 2023
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Ben Jamal · Palestinian Solidarity Campaign Chris Nineham · Stop the War Coalition Dr Dave Rich · Community Security Trust Gideon Falter · Campaign Against Antisemitism Yasmine Adam · Muslim Association of Britain
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - Policing of protests HC 369 27 Feb 2024 17 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
9 Recommendation Acknowledged
Third Report - Policing of protests
Resource demands from protests highlight urgent need for a national police workforce plan.
Following the policing priorities inquiry, we concluded that it was no longer sufficient for individual police forces to design their own workforce plans and recommended that the Home Office set out and implement a national workforce strategy that addresses officer … Read more
Government Response
The government states it continues to work with forces to maintain officer numbers and supports individual forces in developing their own workforce plans. It is working with national policing partners to develop longer-term plans but does not explicitly commit to the Home Office setting out a national workforce strategy itself.
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10 Recommendation Acknowledged
Third Report - Policing of protests
Urgently set out a ten-year policing workforce plan addressing numbers, skills, and London's challenges.
We again recommend that the Home Office set out a workforce plan and strategy for policing over the next ten years as a matter of urgency. As previously set out, the plan should address officer and staff numbers and skills … Read more
Government Response
The government states it continues to work with forces to maintain officer numbers and supports individual forces in developing their own workforce plans. It is working with national policing partners to develop longer-term plans but does not explicitly commit to the Home Office setting out a national workforce plan and strategy itself.
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Government Response AI assessment · 17 of 9 classified
Accepted 7
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 6
Rejected 2
Total 9 recs + 8 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
1 May 2024 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Home Secretary regarding the Policing of Protests Government Response, dated 26 April 2024
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