Police uplift programme

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 15 Mar 2022 Closed: 14 Oct 2022 Parliament page
The Government has identified improving public safety and security as a key priority, and in September 2019 the Home Office announced plans to support this aim by recruiting an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales by the end of March 2023. The Home Office has committed £1.2 billion … Read more
20 Recommendations
13 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
14 Oct
2022
Report published
22 Jul
2022
Report published
16 May
2022
Correspondence
25 Apr
2022
Oral evidence
25 Apr
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
25 Apr 2022
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Police uplift programme
Deputy Chief Constable Janette McCormick · National Police Chiefs' Council Matthew Rycroft CBE · Home Office Rachel Watson · Home Office
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifteenth Report - The Police Uplift Programme HC 261 22 Jul 2022 33 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
5 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Fifteenth Report - The Police Upli…
Despite their successes so far, the Department and its partners face a challenging final year...
Despite their successes so far, the Department and its partners face a challenging final year to deliver the remainder of the Programme. We are encouraged that the Programme met and exceeded its second-year target of recruiting 12,000 additional officers. To … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees to respond to the Macpherson report and the need for police forces to be representative of the communities they serve; it has published a response and made improvements to workforce data, but does not agree with setting diversity recruitment targets.
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6 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Fifteenth Report - The Police Upli…
Government has not yet set out what impact the Programme will have on forces’ ability...
Government has not yet set out what impact the Programme will have on forces’ ability to tackle crime, the public’s trust in policing or the wider Criminal Justice System. The success of the Programme to date is in part due … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees to implement a framework to evaluate the medium to long-term impact of the Programme by Autumn 2022, alongside a performance framework to reduce crime and improve public confidence. They will continue to share relevant analysis from the Programme and work with partners to understand the impact of new officers.
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Government Response AI assessment · 31 of 20 classified
Accepted 19
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 4
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 5
Total 20 recs + 13 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
16 May 2022 Correspondence from Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Secretary, Home Office, re National Audit Office report into the Police Uplift Programme, dated 6 May 2022
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