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A New Era of Police Efficiency: Savings Beyond the Salami Slicer
The national savings challenge In a recent Leapwise blog, we talked about the local pathways to delivering sustainable savings within policing. We called on forces to avoid the tempting simplicity of ‘salami slicing’ or simply applying across-the-board budget cuts...
Police Superintendents Conference: The Future of Policing
At the 2024 Police Superintendents Association (PSA) (1) Annual Conference, our Managing Director, Tom Gash, was asked to speak on an esteemed panel of policing leaders and experts, alongside NPCC Chair CC Gavin Stephens QPM, CEO of the College of Policing Sir Andy...
3 Steps for a Successful Away Day
Most away days arise out of a simple ‘feeling’ that one would be helpful – but that feeling usually reflects a larger organisational need. There could be a significant reset moment on the horizon, a new initiative, role changes, or a big decision that needs input...
HM Prison and Probation Services: Enhancing Programme Performance – A Leapwise Case Study
Introduction The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) (1) 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...
Meet Joe Bowen – His Passion for Transformation and Social Impact
Our Team is the reason we consistently deliver exceptional results for our clients, we want to introduce you to our team members who are the driving force behind Leapwise. Meet Joe Bowen Joe Bowen is a Consultant at Leapwise. With six years in teaching and...
Home Office: Developing a Blueprint for Professionalising Support for Police and Crime Panels – A Leapwise Case study
Policing in England and Wales is highly decentralised, with each of its 43 constituent forces operating with much more independence than in many other comparable countries. The same is true for police scrutiny functions. Police chiefs are held to account by their...
Supporting London Borough of Islington in Developing a 2-year Delivery Plan and a new Change Framework – A Leapwise Case Study
Introduction Islington Council (1) is a high performing and stable authority, with ambitious leadership and a recently appointed Chief Executive, Victoria Lawson (2). The council faces a number of immediate challenges, however, including: the need to deliver on...
A New Era of Police Efficiency: Savings Beyond the Salami Slicer
New government, same funding pressures Back in March 2024, Leapwise warned about Austerity 2.0. (1) 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...
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 (1) of the biggest government projects to spot this. According to their latest annual report (2022-2023), only 10% of projects are...
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 (1) by austerity, with 8 councils having declared effective bankruptcy since 2018, and one in five (2) reporting they may follow suit without...