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Too many police chiefs? - A review of police strength and costs in England & Wales 2010

SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS - ACPO , APA & NPIA

A NEW SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE

Suggestions:-

A new system of governance is needed for the police service in England and Wales that will do four things:



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Enhance police flexibility locally while improving capacity regionally and at the Centre Reduce waste and inefficiency Strengthen accountability

Facilitate change and reform throughout the service.

Suggested changes to the governance of policing

• All local crime priorities should be set at the local level, most importantly by strengthening the role of elected local government. Priorities would be set at three different levels: • Reformed police authorities made up of senior councillors would set the budgets and priorities for each police force and hold

chief constables to account for performance. • Local authorities would directly commission key police services from their respective Basic Command Units. • Local neighbourhood policing meetings would set the priorities for each neighbourhood policing team.

A National Policing Agency should be established by merging the National Policing Improvement Agency and the Association of Police Authorities with those parts of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) that currently coordinate or deliver national policing services.

The NPA would have powers to ensure that complex and serious criminal activity that crosses force borders was being effectively tackled through collaboration and to improve the efficiency of service delivery by all forces.

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