LEADERSHIP
POLICING COMMITS TO REFORMING LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS
Leadership training in policing will be reformed so that officers and staff in every rank and role are equipped with the skills and knowledge to cut crime and lock up criminals. Consistent national standards for leadership set out for the first time the knowledge, skills and behaviours that officers, staff and volunteers need to be effective leaders. The new standards will be delivered through the College of Policing’s new National Centre for Police Leadership (NCPL) which will deliver high quality training available to everyone from new recruit to chief officer. The College’s Chief Constable Andy
Marsh has been visiting forces to hear from officers what challenges they face in being leaders (pictured at Greater Manchester Police). He said: “This is the hardest time for policing I can remember in almost 40 years’ service and we cannot continue along this path. Something radical must be done. “Policing must have high quality leaders at every rank and grade. We know about 80 per cent of officers and staff choose not to move beyond the rank of police constable so it cannot be right that leadership training is only given to those who seek promotion.
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“We can no longer afford to underinvest in the people we expect to lead. Everyone in policing should be given the leadership training and development they need so they are fully equipped to solve more crimes, keep people safe and call out internal bad behaviour. “While the College of Policing is leading this work, it will only be achieved
“We can no longer afford to underinvest in the
people we expect to lead.”
with the support and dedication of everyone in policing.”
Adding her support the Home
Secretary Suella Braverman said: “In order to restore the public’s confidence in policing and to attract the very best to keep our streets safe, strong leadership is required across all ranks. “I welcome the College of Policing’s
commitment to driving up performance, equipping all officers with the skills and behaviours needed to become effective leaders.”
The National Centre for Police Leadership will comprise of in person,
online and in force training; resources for personal development; leadership standards; and the new five stage Police Leadership Programme which covers every step of a police officer’s career. Stage one is the new initial entry
routes into policing which have already been rolled out across the country. Stage two covers sergeants and other first line leaders and is currently being piloted in several forces. The programme continues until Stage Five, the Executive Leaders Programme, which must be successfully completed before appointment as a chief officer. National Police Chiefs’ Council
Chair, Chief Constable Gavin Stephens, supporting the change said: “Effective leadership has a vital role to play in delivering the best possible service to our communities. Our workforce has been boosted by the 20,000 new officers recruited through the Police Uplift Programme and these new standards, along with the National Centre for Police Leadership will support all officers, staff and volunteers as they develop through their career.”
More information can be found at
www.college.police.uk
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