Our Insights Blog
4 Lessons for Leading a Major Transformation Programme – Assistant Chief Constable Dennis Murray’s View
At Leapwise, we work regularly with police forces, local government, and others to support transformation programmes that improve public services. You might have seen our recent blog talking about that kind of work with Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies, or our...
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...
The Police Uplift Programme: Why the 20,000 ‘new’ police officers aren’t all on your street
More 'bobbies on the beat' is one of the most well-worn promises in British politics. The obvious way to deliver it: hire more coppers. In 2019, the government’s Police Uplift Programme (PUP) aimed to do exactly that. PUP set a target to increase officer numbers by...
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...
Your Guide to How Policing Will Be Shaped by the New Wave of Devolution – Leapwise Associate Nicola Hughes’s View
Here at Leapwise, we draw on a network of experienced Associates to supplement the expertise of our in-house consultancy team. In this associates blog, Nicola Hughes outlines what the government’s devolution agenda means for policing and crime. With 20 years'...
Making Your Board Work for Your Organisation – Leapwise Associate Suzanne Jacob’s View
At Leapwise, we’re lucky to draw on a wide network of experienced Associates, ranging from leadership consultants and senior ex-government officials to former operational police leaders who can support our client work. In this associates blog, one member of our...
Refreshed Perspective – 6 Ways to Be a Great PCC
Six Ways to Be a Great Police and Crime Commissioner We’re now one year on from the 4th round of elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) across England and Wales. It got us thinking about the blog we published around that time and which is just as...
Putting workforce voice at the heart of wellbeing – National Police Wellbeing Service Director Andy Rhodes’ view
At Leapwise, we’re excited to be delivering a new national wellbeing survey for policing, in partnership with Oscar Kilo (the National Police Wellbeing Service). This new survey focuses on the organisational drivers impacting motivation, performance and wellbeing –...
Building a Stronger Response to Modern Slavery – Leapwise Associate Paul Griffiths’ View
At Leapwise, we’re lucky to draw on a wide network of experienced Associates ranging from leadership consultants and senior ex-government officials to former operational police leaders, who can support our client work. In this associates blog, one member of our...
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...