Police Reform
Find out more about where the police force is heading and what we're doing to make it better.
The police force has undergone a raft of operational changes since the start of the 21st century.
Find out more about where the police force is heading and what’s already been achieved.
Explore this section:
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Why there is a need for police reform and how the policy has been developed..
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Find out about the Police Green Paper.
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Find out the latest on the Policing and Crime Bill, which brings together a variety of policy issues on policing and crime.
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Find out about the Protective Services programme and demonstrator sites.
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Information about the bill that is helping to build safer communities.
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Find out about the role and functions of police authorities and how you can get involved.
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Learn more about this board, established in July 2006, and what it means to forces around the country.
National Policing Improvement Agency
Find out about the National Policing Improvement Agency's work.
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Links to current and previous issues of the Policing Policy e-bulletin.
Review of Policing by Sir Ronnie Flanagan
Find out about the independent Review of Policing by Sir Ronnie Flanagan.
Latest News
Sir David Normington's Data Burdens Review
The Sir David Normington’s Data Burdens Review was published on Monday 16th of February 2009. Sir David lead a review of the data collection burden placed on police forces in England and Wales by the Home Office. The aim was to reduce the burden by up to 50 per cent.
The report contains proposals for:
- cutting out altogether or significantly reducing 36 data streams
- an end to activity-based costing
- a reduction in ad-hoc data requests for new data collection
- a new ‘gateway’ process to limit requests for data which fall outside the statutory annual data requirement.
You can also read the Welsh language version of Sir David Normington's review.
Home Secretary's strategic policing priorities 2009-10
The Home Secretary's strategic policing priorities for 2009-10 were laid in parliament on 8 December 2008 in a written ministerial statement.
Policing Policy e-bulletin
The Policing Policy e-bulletin is emailed every month to Home Office stakeholders.
The October 2009 e-bulletin includes information about the violent offender orders, National Health Service statistics, Not in my neighbourhood week, Tilley Awards, community crime fighters and the tackling sexual violence conference.
