We sought reassurances that the Home Office was considering simplifying police systems, such as those used in human resources. The Home Office recognised police forces use many different systems and it is a highly fragmented picture. It told us that it is trialling standardisation in “some areas”.52 It has included shared services as part of the Police Efficiency and Collaboration Programme and is seeking to put as much as possible into a new central organisation.53 The Home Office acknowledged the scope to do more and said it is working with police chiefs to identify priority areas, although there was no firm plan and it was unable to provide any detail on a timeline.54