Proposed changes to governance for police and fire services present risks but also an opportunity for greater economies of scale, says CIPFA police adviser Alison Dewhirst.
The Scottish Police Authority was unable to balance its budget for the second year running and remains financially unsustainable, Audit Scotland has warned.
CIPFA’s police adviser Alison Dewhirst outlines the effect the pandemic has had on policing, and argues that forces need proper funding following the upcoming Spending Review.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has seen a real-term budget decrease of 20% over the past decade – equivalent to £200m – according to a report from the Northern Ireland Audit Office.
While the government’s ‘unprecedented’ investment in policing poses a recruitment challenge, it also represents an opportunity for police forces to rethink their approach to crime...
Home secretary Priti Patel has pledged to reset the government’s relationship with “overworked and undervalued” police officers, including a commitment to boost the number of frontline leaders.
Kit Malthouse has been appointed policing minister as the government embarks on an officer recruitment drive following Boris Johnson’s pledge in his first speech as prime minister.
The chair of the Essex Police Federation Steve Taylor writes of his hopes the new home secretary – Priti Patel - will share the same positive views as her boss Boris Johnson seems to on policing....
We will never get police funding right unless we answer the bigger questions, says president of the Police Superintendents’ Association Paul Griffiths.
The business case behind the creation of Scotland’s single police service was not robust, according to a parliamentary report, which has identified “systematic problems” facing the force.
Policing needs more money to ease the pressure on struggling officers, who are increasingly working alone at increased risk, a police association has warned.
The chair of the home affairs select committee has criticised the police for not significantly increasing the number of convictions for modern slavery offences.
A married couple have been sentenced after attempting to defraud companies by selling false advertising space that they claimed supported emergency services.
The police are often the first line of response, but as real-terms cuts continue, how can already ‘badly overstretched’ services possibly offer a response that meets public expectations? Emily Twinch...
Police are picking up the pieces of a “broken” mental health system as well as increasingly being the first public service on the scene when people need help, inspectors warned.
Policing in Scotland still faces “considerable challenges” in achieving financial sustainability despite progress in governance and budget monitoring, auditors have found.
Public confidence in the police is being damaged as “crude cuts” are being made to forces while they deal with the effects of other public services being squeezed, according to MPs.
