Refreshed Perspective: Our Record-Breaking Approach to the National Police Wellbeing Survey – A Leapwise Case Study
Last year, Leapwise introduced a brand new, record-breaking approach to the National Police Wellbeing Survey in our partnership with Oscar Kilo – the National Police Wellbeing Service (NPWS). As we prepare to launch this year’s new and improved survey, we wanted to remind our readers about the progress made that we’re looking to build on. […]
Our View on People and Culture: Why This Will Determine Whether Police Reform Can Succeed
Policing is used to operating in a world that rarely stands still. Demand shifts and public expectations evolve, with new priorities, technologies, and pressures continuously reshaping the job of policing. But today, the scale of change now facing policing seems uniquely stark. The recent Policing White Paper signals a period of significant structural and organisational […]
Event Write-Up: Leading with Care Conference – From Insight to Action on Police Workforce Challenges
Policing remains under sustained pressure. As the record-breaking National Police Wellbeing Survey (NPWS) 2025 highlighted, there are ongoing challenges including heavy workloads, wellbeing concerns, and gaps in leadership confidence within forces. While forces and national organisations are investing in improvement efforts, many leaders recognise that progress needs to accelerate. This was the context for the […]
College of Policing Police Leadership Commission – Our Response
In October last year, the College of Policing announced its “comprehensive review of police leadership”. Chaired by former Home Secretary Lord Blunkett and former Policing Minister Lord Herbert of South Downs, its purpose was to “consider what skills and capabilities are needed in police leaders at all levels to ensure they can perform and deliver effective service” […]
The Case for Police Structural Reform
In writing about this topic, the obvious starting point is the Policing White Paper published towards the end of January. As we noted in our snap response blog, the breadth of structural changes announced was genuinely impressive. With a new National Police Service (which Leapwise are involved in working on) plus possible mergers into a more […]
Current police workforce strategy (or the lack of it) is hurting police productivity
The new Increasing Police Productivity report was published last week, following the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) inquiry in November 2025. The PAC called on the Government to work with the National Police Chiefs’ Council to assess the implications of the focus on maintaining police officer numbers, including identifying the impact on personnel and the operational […]
Snap Response: What Does the Policing White Paper Actually Say?
After a weekend of headlines heralding a new ‘British FBI’ and the biggest shake-up of policing for decades, the Policing White Paper was finally published on Monday afternoon. And, while more political news managed to steal some of the attention away, the plans announced were meaty. The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood called them: “the most […]
Our Leading with Care Conference: From Insight to Action on Police Workforce Challenges
Policing is under sustained pressure – and the evidence is unequivocal. The National Police Wellbeing Survey (NPWS) 2025 has highlighted critical strains, including unmanageable frontline workloads, poor wellbeing, low confidence in leadership, and ongoing cultural problems. Forces and national stakeholders have been taking action, investing in reform and improvement. But progress is slower than needed. Many believe that […]
Event Write-Up: Leapwise at the APCC-NPCC Summit 2025
This week, Leapwise attended the APCC-NPCC Partnership Summit, meeting with chief constables, PCCs, and other key stakeholders to discuss the state of policing and the agenda for change across the sector. It was, unsurprisingly, a tense affair. Last week, the Home Secretary announced that PCCs are being abolished and their role taken on by deputy […]
Examining Officer and Staff Requirement: Insights from the Police Service of Northern Ireland — A Leapwise Case Study
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) plays a critical role in tackling crime, ensuring public safety, and supporting peace, security and community cohesion in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland had a ‘severe’ terrorism threat for 9 of the previous 10 years, due to which PSNI officers and staff worked in a uniquely challenging context: PSNI officers routinely need to check under their cars for explosives, and require additional security officers to safeguard police vehicles when attending areas with terrorist […]