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that “redaction will always be required for files that progress to court. However, police officers will have spent 210,000 hours redacting material for the estimated 38,274 files that do not progress beyond CPS”. In order to lessen this unnecessary burden on officers, the Home Office’s review recommended that “the Government should introduce an exemption to the Data Protection Act by March 2024 to incentivise closer joint working between police and the CPS, including easier sharing of material at early stage for CPS advice”. Additionally, the Home Office’s review observed that “there are technical
solutions to reducing the time spent by forces on redacting text material. About 770,000 hours are spent by investigators redacting text material annually. If digital redaction only achieved a 80 per cent saving in time efficiency, this could free up 618,000 hours of investigators’ time. If the recommendation above is in place, then this concerns only 141,416 files and the saving would be 486,471 hours”. Earlier, on 10 November 2023, the Home Affairs Committee published its report on Policing Priorities and supported the PFEW’s #SimplifyDG6 campaign. The committee found that changes made by the CPS to disclosure
rules has forced investigating officers to spend an extra four hours to every case for redaction, which in some cases has resulted in victims withdrawing from cases as a result of a much slower system. The committee recommended that the Home Office expedite, with urgency, its work with the Attorney General’s Office and CPS to identify potential solutions, including considering necessary changes to the data protection regulations. The PFEW will continue to urge the Government to adopt all the recommendations of the Home Office’s review to genuinely reform and improve processes for police officers and the CPS.
DATES FOR THE DIARY Upcoming events across England and Wales
24-28 JUNE Response policing week of action College of Policing is joining police forces across the country to celebrate the hard work, dedication and bravery of those who respond to calls from the public and confront criminals day and night. Sign up for more information at
www.college.police.uk/article/ response-policing-week-action
11 JULY Police Bravery Awards
Read all the stories of incredible bravery by this year’s nominees from 39 forces here
www.polfed.org/events/police- bravery-awards-2024/
29 SEPT National Police Memorial Day This year’s event will take place at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Book your place here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national- police-memorial-day-2024-
tickets-788449643107 f you have any queries regarding the booking process, please email
NPMD@rollofhonour.police.uk.
1-2 OCTOBER
Our popular PIP Seminar is back in person. Sign up for more information at:
www.pfewevents.org/pip- training-seminar
More details will be posted on the PFEW Events website in due course.
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