Refreshed Perspective – Case Study: Delivering Maximum Impact with HM Prison and Probation Services
It’s nearly a year since Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party were elected with a huge majority, promising ‘mission-led government’ that would “move away from sticking-plaster politics”. In other words, there would be – its supporters argued – significant benefits for people across the UK through the delivery of big, ambitious national missions. At this crucial […]
HM Prison and Probation Services: Enhancing Programme Performance – A Leapwise Case Study
Introduction The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has the second largest number of projects and programmes in the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP), with 27 projects and programmes at a whole-life cost of £85.2billion. The March 2023 Delivery Confidence assessment rated 19 of these as ‘amber’, and one as ‘red’ with one of the cited risks […]
A New Era of Police Efficiency: Savings Beyond the Salami Slicer
Back in March 2024, Leapwise warned about Austerity 2.0. We set out how tight public finances would mean stagnant budgets for many Whitehall departments, even as service demands continue to increase. For policing, there would be no financial uplift to accompany the restoration of 20,000 officers across England and Wales. Unfortunately, even with a new government, our assessment hasn’t changed. At the […]
Leapwise’s VICTORY Framework for Major Change
Making big changes in the public sector is hard. One only has to look at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s (IPA) assessment of the biggest government projects to spot this. According to their latest annual report (2022-2023), only 10% of projects are ‘green’ (meaning “Successful delivery of the project on time, budget and quality appears […]
Norfolk & Suffolk: Establishing a Joint Transformation for Future Capabilities – A Leapwise Case Study
Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies have one of the most mature collaborations in UK Policing, sharing enabling functions (e.g. ICT, HR and Finance) and operational functions (e.g. Joint Justice, Joint Protective Services and Offender Management) for over 10 years. This collaboration was a key lever for delivering significant savings in response to the austerity policing has […]
Supporting Thames Valley Police to Assure their Biggest Transformation Programme — A Leapwise Case Study
The current policing landscape in the UK is characterised by increasing pressures on police forces: higher volume and more complex demand, recruitment & retention challenges, loss of public trust & confidence and broader criminal justice system strains. While Uplift has created potential to rebuild local policing capacity, particularly in neighbourhood policing and investigations, the short and mid-term fiscal position for […]
Strategic Choices in Policing: Setting Clear Objectives for High Performance
Police budgets are tight, calls for service continue to flood in, and Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and police leaders are under pressure to improve in countless areas. One week there will be a call from the Home Office to prioritise shoplifting, the next a letter asking PCCs and Chief Constables to investigate all lines of enquiry. Shortly […]
Bracing for Impact: Preparing for Austerity 2.0
Once again, the Spring Budget has confirmed a bleak outlook for public expenditure. We set out howgovernment departments, agencies and police forces can start preparing now for the wave of austerity ahead. We warned about austerity’s impact on policing in 2022, but there are many other services under pressure. The Spring Budget announced real terms budget increases of 1% overall over the next 5 years,but growing demand […]