Police Reform
Policing Green Paper
On 17 July 2008, the Home Secretary published the Policing Green Paper "From the neighbourhood to the national: policing our communities together". It sets out our vision for the future of policing.
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Summary of responses
The Home Secretary published the summary of responses and next steps on the Policing Green Paper: From the Neighbourhood to the National, Policing our Communities Together on 28 November 2008.
This short document represents a summary of the views expressed during the three month consultation period from the 17th July 2008 to the 10th October 2008.
Following the completion of the consultation period, the government is now proceeding with implementation of the proposals in the Green Paper. In particular, where proposals require legislative changes the government intends to bring forward legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.
Home Secretary publishes the Policing Green Paper
The Home Secretary published the Policing Green Paper (new window) titled 'From the neighbourhood to the national: policing our communities together' on 17th July 2008.
If you prefer, you can also read individual chapters of the Policing Green Paper.
You can also read a Welsh language version of the Green Paper or a fully accessible version of the Green Paper in Microsoft Word.
A vision for policing
The Green Paper sets out our vision for the future of policing and includes radical new plans to cut red tape and give the police more freedom to get on with the job of reducing crime, combined with new measures to increase public confidence in the police and give the public a greater say about how their communities are policed.
It sets out how the government will build on achievements, working with the police to continue to drive down crime, drive up public confidence and give local people more information and a bigger say in how their neighbourhood is policed.
A new policing pledge
The Green Paper also sets out the police services commitment to a new policing pledge. This will set out a national standard on what people can expect from the police, underpinned in each area by a set of local priorities agreed by people in each neighbourhood.
See an example of what a national and local policing pledge could look like.
Policing Green Paper Impact Assessments
A series of impact assessments have been conducted alongside the development of the Policing Green Paper.
