Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire (): I am pleased to announce
the publication of the independent Policing Productivity Review.
In August 2022, the Home Office commissioned the National Police
Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) to conduct an independent review of
productivity in policing. The report was commissioned to provide
clear, practical, and deliverable recommendations to improve
efficiency and effectiveness across the functions of policing. I
am happy to advise the House that the review team have now
provided their report to the Home Office.
While we are still considering the recommendations made in the
report, I am supportive of any efforts to identify opportunities
to increase productivity within policing, reducing unnecessary
burdens on police officers’ time and freeing up their time to do
the frontline work of protecting the public and catching
criminals.
The report has identified many opportunities for making
improvements, both long and short-term, and the Home Office will
now consider these recommendations in more detail, engaging with
policing and other key stakeholders, as we prepare to give a full
response in the New Year.
I am looking forward to working with policing to make the changes
necessary to unlock the full potential of the opportunity
provided by the review.
A copy of the Policing Productivity Review will be placed in the
Libraries of both Houses and is available at GOV.UK.
