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At the end of March 2022, the Department was ahead of its second-year target of...

Conclusion
At the end of March 2022, the Department was ahead of its second-year target of 12,000 additional officers, having recruited some 13,500. This means that in the Programme’s final year police forces will have to recruit a further 6,500 additional officers to meet the 20,000 target.36
Government Response Summary
The government agrees and commits to producing a lessons learned report and a 'best practice' document for the Home Office, other government departments, and policing by August 2023, as recommended by the IPA.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government Accepted
The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: August 2023 1.2 As is good practice under the government project delivery framework, the Police Uplift Programme captures lessons following key activity and periodically. Some of these lessons have already been shared across policing, the Home Office and with other government departments. As the programme plans for closure it is preparing documentation that captures the lessons as part of closure reporting. 1.3 The sharing of lessons and what has worked well has been recognised by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), recommending that the programme produce a ‘best practice’ document that can be shared with the IPA and across government. The Home Office, with the programme, will produce a lessons learned report and a best practice document for the Home Office, other parts of government and policing, as recommended by the committee and that of the IPA. 1.4 In order to capture the lessons and best practice and to include programme closure, the document will be shared in August 2023, rather than recommended April 2023 date.
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age 4.0 yrs
Report published 22 Jul 2022