Reducing Bureaucracy
Reducing Police Bureaucracy
Find out how Jan Berry and her practitioners group are working to free up more police time by reducing unnecessary bureaucracy.
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On 16 February 2009, Jan Berry published her Interim Report on Reducing Bureaucracy in Policing.
The report draws on the recommendations of Sir Ronnie Flanagan’s Review of Policing to remove and reduce unnecessary bureaucracy for the Police Service. It also sets out the progress made since Sir Ronnie Flanagan’s review was published in September 2007.
The government recently set out its plans for the future of the police services across England and Wales in the Policing Green Paper (new window): From the neighbourhood to the national: policing our communities together.
As part of its commitment to reform policing, the government clearly stated that it would look at ways to free up officers time by reducing unnecessary bureaucracy. The Home Secretary appointed Jan Berry, former chairperson of the Police Federation of England and Wales, as an independent bureaucracy advocate to lead a review of police process and identify where bureaucracy in policing could be reduced.
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Reducing bureaucracy practitioners group
Find out how this group is working with Jan Berry to reduce police bureaucracy.
History of reducing police bureaucracy
Find out how the Flanagan review, Policing Green Paper and the policing bureaucracy taskforce have shaped the work we are doing now.
