Welcome to the Demos wiki.
This site provides an opportunity for serving police officers (in England, Wales and internationally), public servants, academics and NGOs to answer the questions posed by the independent review of policing led by Sir Ronnie Flanagan, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary.
The deadline for the review is very tight. An interim report focusing on reducing bureaucracy & neighbourhood policing is due in August 2007 with a final report submitted in December 2007. Most, if not all, the questions in the review can be answered by members of the 43 police forces in England and Wales and their respective police authorities. Each force will have examples of innovative ways of reducing bureaucracy, collaborating with local services and the public to deliver neighbourhood policing, and working in partnership with other forces.
The problem comes with how that information is shared across the national police network. This wiki has been designed to aid that process. Questions from each of the four key areas identified by the Home Secretary are located on their own page (see below). You don't have to give your name but it would be useful for the review team to get a sense of which force or area of England and Wales you work in.
Should you have any questions regarding this site please contact [Charlie Edwards ]
Background
John Reid, the Home Secretary, has appointed Sir Ronnie Flanagan, his senior professional advisor on policing and HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary to lead an independent review of the police service.
The Home Secretary recently published his Common values for the police service of England and Wales in which he set out the priorities and challenges the service is facing. In this he stated his commitment to neighbourhood policing, local accountability, reducing bureaucracy, and setting investment priorities.
Sir Ronnie Flanagan will work with the police service and key stakeholders to harness the energy and ideas from within and outside of policing to explore these four key issues.
Four key issues
The review will make focused recommendations on:
- Reducing bureaucracy and promoting better business processes
- Sustaining and mainstreaming the excellent progress that has been made on neighbourhood policing
- Ensure that the public are driving local policing priorities and improving local involvement and accountability
- Managing the police resources effectively to deliver on the tough challenges of the coming years
The review of policing in England and Wales arose from the policy review report, 'Building on Progress: Security, Crime and Justice'. This document looks at how new technology, powers, service structures and ways of fighting offending will keep pace with an ever changing society. It aims to ensure victims and communities feel more secure while justice is effectively and efficiently done and seen to be done.
Letters and ToRs
The Home Secretary set out the details of the review of policing by Sir Ronnie Flanagan in a letter to all Chiefs and Chairs of Police Authorities
, the Police Federation, the Superintendents Association and Unison, following the launch of the policy review report in March.
The Home Secretary wrote a letter to Sir Ronnie formally appointing him to lead the review on 26 April 2007. In his letter, he sets out some of the key questions that the review is to address in each of the areas that are to be looked at.
In his letter of reply to the Home Secretary, Sir Ronnie set out his aim to engage with the widest range of expertise and advice from within and without the police service.
