Human Resources
Police efficiency and productivity
These pages provide information on improving police efficiency and productivity for the police services in forces across England and Wales.
The tougher financial settlement for the comprehensive spending review (CSR) period requires both police authorities and forces to make the best use of resources, with a continuing commitment to achieve significant cost savings in efficiency and productivity. The police service should see resource management as a core responsibility to deliver sustainable improvement.
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Improving efficiency and productivity by making better use of resources must become a core responsibility for everyone involved in policing. Find out what work is planned over the coming year to create a more efficient and productive police force.
National workforce modernisation programme
With nine demonstration sites across the country, find out how this programme is showing new and more efficient ways of working, including making sure officers’ skills match the task they’re assigned to, and releasing more officers to the front line.
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The workforce inspection by HMIC in 2010, Working for the Public, will examine whether the workforce is led, organised and developed to deliver better services for the public more productively.
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Find out how police numbers have increased in England and Wales due to a period of sustained investment.
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Find out how doing things the right way, with the right people and using the right tools and equipment has increased the amount of time police spend on the front line.
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Read more on Operation QUEST, a series of projects that focus on improving operational processes like call handling and incident management, and help forces improve their performance and save money.
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If you are actively engaged in making police efficiency and productivity a reality in your police force, or have a good idea to share, please take a look at our police efficiency and productivity forum.
Are you...
- a member of a police force?
- actively engaged in making police efficiency and productivity a reality in your police force?
- have a good idea to share?
- need support and advice from others?
If so, take a look at the police efficiency and productivity forum (new window)
