New report – NPWS 2025 Deep Dive: Improving Internal Trust and Confidence for Better Public Outcomes
The damaging effects of organisational stressors – including psychological safety – on employees have long been acknowledged but recent research reveals an even more striking reality: these internal pressures may impact wellbeing more profoundly than the trauma routinely faced by frontline police officers. Our new report, ‘NPWS 2025 Deep Dive: Improving Internal Trust and Confidence for Better Public […]
A Record-Breaking New Approach to the National Police Wellbeing Survey – A Leapwise Case Study
With profound service pressures across policing in England and Wales, leaders have been seeking deeper insights into the wellbeing of their workforce and the stresses their people are under. With most police funding spent on personnel – police constables, staff, PCSOs, and others – this kind of information is essential to make sure forces are […]
New report – 4 worrying truths about the police workforce
The new National Police Wellbeing Survey, delivered by Leapwise in partnership with the College of Policing and the National Police Wellbeing Survey, closed on 16 June 2025, and the results are now public. Over 40,000 police officers and staff took part, with participating forces achieving a record 25.4% response rate, and some forces securing a […]
From Insight to Action – The new National Police Wellbeing Survey
The new National Police Wellbeing Survey, delivered by Leapwise in partnership with national policing bodies, has recently gone live across England and Wales. Over the last two weeks, more than 26,000 officers, staff, PSCOs, specials, and volunteers have shared their experiences. We want to hear from more of the workforce in the final weeks of the survey. A […]
The 4 Factors Driving Police Wellbeing – Leapwise Manager Tanvi’s View
As economic difficulties and strained public finances continue to dominate the headlines, demands for efficiency are ever more visible. In the US, Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been a disruptive and extraordinarily contentious example of this. In the UK, the public finances are also stretched thin, with government departments, councils, and police forces […]
Information is Power – 5 Steps for Driving Data-Led Decision-Making
Public service performance depends on millions of decisions – from those made in the boardroom to those at frontline. At all levels, decision-makers need information to help them make smarter choices. And, as we’re always told, data really is everywhere today. With the rise of different information-gathering tools – from mobile analytics and facial recognition to […]
Transforming Team Leadership at Avon and Somerset Police – A Leapwise Case Study
In 2022, Avon and Somerset Police, like many police forces, were facing leadership challenges, with the force managing a rapidly expanding cohort of new recruits as a result of the national recruitment drive for the Police Uplift Programme. The Challenge The chief officer group were quick to recognise that harnessing the talent of these new […]
Police Scotland: Developing Vision 2030 – A Leapwise Case Study
Police Scotland is a large and ambitious service, with outstanding detection rates for high harm crimes and a proven track record of providing good service to victims and witnesses. The Challenge The service has made a number of changes and improvements over the past few years, but leaders had started to feel that lack of […]
Supporting London Borough of Islington in Developing a 2-year Delivery Plan and a new Change Framework – A Leapwise Case Study
Introduction Islington Council is a high performing and stable authority, with ambitious leadership and a recently appointed Chief Executive, Victoria Lawson. The council faces a number of immediate challenges, however, including: the need to deliver on significant political commitments before the 2026 council elections; the need to find and deliver significant savings while maintaining top […]
Local Government – Looking Forward to New Opportunities
Local government has a key role to play in rebuilding Britain. Yet, the sector has been among the worst-affected by austerity, with 8 councils having declared effective bankruptcy since 2018, and one in five reporting they may follow suit without intervention from central government. The pressing challenges faced by local authorities have received recognition from the newly formed government, […]