Consultation outcome: Changes to the Policing Protocol

Government response: changes to the Policing Protocol (accessible)

Government response: changes to the Policing Protocol

The Policing Protocol sets out how different organisations responsible for policing should work with each other.

This consultation ran from
7 March 2022 to 11:59pm on 2 May 2022

Consultation description

The Policing Protocol was introduced in 2011. The government consulted on updating it, following a recommendation in Part 1 of the Police and Crime Commissioner Review.

The new protocol will:

• clarify the boundaries of operational independence between organisations responsible for policing
• reflect changes in the relationships between them

This will ensure they can work together effectively to cut crime.