An outline of the issues and what needs to happen next A presentation to Policy Exchange by Dr Roy Bailey Tuesday 15th October 2024 Introduction Policing faces an unprecedented crisis. It is important for policy makers to understand fully why we have witnessed such a collapse in public confidence for an organisation that has traditionally enjoyed …
Coaches are privileged to work with leaders developing their personal approaches to shaping organisational progress. Sometimes these are formal leaders with rank or role clearly defined; on other occasions, their exists the powerful informal leaders recognised by everyone (other than the systems) due to their positive impact and influence. Leaders are not necessarily an easy …
Like every industry there are critical moments of change that disproportionately move an organisation towards progress. This is the stage when formal and informal leaders are required to up their performance and bring their talents to a place of sight. Here, others are given the opportunity to consider their commitment, or otherwise, to the new …
Introduction The purpose of this blog is to explore some of the issues that the next government may wish to consider as they develop their own strategic thinking with respect to the role of policing within the UK. The current discourse on policing is both complex and opinion heavy, with contributions from both informed and …
Introduction As the current government increasingly distances itself from the impact of its own policies on policing, senior leaders and managers will rightly interrogate the impact of trust and confidence on their current reality. A decade of governments may have underinvested in policing, had an irresponsible attitude to risk and an almost perpetual need to …
Policing is in a crisis, not least because of plummeting public support, following a series of egregious cases involving serving police officers. Indeed, public trust in the British Police is crumbling. Sir Michael Barber, who led the Police Foundation review of policing, said, ‘The problem is significant. And that’s partly a result of the various scandals and …
The recent discovery within the MPS that one of its firearms officers has proved to be to date, Britain’s worst sex offender has sent shock waves across the police service. It follows on from a series of earlier cases starting with PC Wayne Couzens, sentenced to life imprisonment for the abduction, rape and murder of …
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The one important thing shared by all UK police officers is their oath to the Crown. Many of them take comfort from this allegiance to the sovereign not least because it offers some protection from the messy world of party politics. There is no doubt that our late Queen was held in the highest possible …
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Introduction Policing is in crisis! That appears to be the consensus from many observers primed with a plethora of real-time examples where the service has at times, catastrophically failed the public. Likewise, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) are currently concerned about the performance of at least six forces in …
Introduction As is always the case in healthy democratic systems, there is considerable debate about the role and effectiveness of policing within modern society. In particular, the trust and confidence in policing to be able to fulfil its mandate of protection whilst serving diverse and vulnerable communities in an equitable manner, is under intense scrutiny. …
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