ANNUAL CONFERENCE


• Worked with the CPS, NPCC and Government


• Drove pilots across multiple forces The results speak for themselves:


• Influenced guidance revisions • Secured parliamentary interest • Developed practical toolkits for officers


• Cheshire: 97.2 per cent compliance in two months; 5,000 policing hours saved


• Kent: 37 per cent time savings in five weeks; better victim engagement


• Merseyside: charging decisions in domestic abuse cases returned


within nine days instead of 28


Mr Hudson ended with a challenge: “Perhaps what we need is a total rewrite of DG6. Could DG7 be the answer?”


Surrey Chief Constable Tim De Meyer reiterated that disclosure is fundamental to a fair justice system. Years of partnership with PFEW have now delivered real change - including:


• An 11-page Investigation Management Document reduced


• Better digital tools for redaction to three


• Pragmatic guidance around data- sharing


• Reduced administrative duplication • A more proportionate, officer- centred approach


Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson reinforced this message. He praised policing’s professionalism under extreme pressure and confirmed that 2025–26 will be “the year of delivery” for disclosure reform. CPS has already condensed DG6


guidance from 66 pages to eight, and DG7 aims to reduce burdens even further. “You’re training people to have a


conversation,” he said. “We’ve got to reacquaint our colleagues with the value of direct communication.”


All Annual Conference sessions can be watched on demand on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@ PoliceFederation


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