Fifth Report - Policing priorities

Select Committee
Home Affairs Committee HC 635 10 November 2023
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 90 items (40 recs)
Government Response (AI assessment · 89 of 90 classified)

Recommendations

1 results
65 Not Addressed
Set out Government's vision for policing's specific role in national crime prevention strategy.
Recommendation
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 Summary
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.
Home Office
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89 Conclusion
Para 225
Broadening police powers to charge without recourse to the CPS is not the solution to case backlogs in the courts.