In 2022, the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act introduced the Serious Violence Duty. This legislation required local authorities and other public services to work together to prevent and reduce serious violence in their communities. In 2023, like many other...
One of Leapwise’s most exciting current projects is our work with Norfolk (1) and Suffolk (2) Constabularies. As part of a Joint Transformation Programme, Leapwise is partnering with the two forces to improve their capabilities and collaboration, with the aim of...
Introduction Within the public sector, adopting a preventative approach is generally recognised as a sensible course of action – for both financial and non-financial reasons. Financially, prevention offers the opportunity to reduce costs at a time when budgets are...
Introduction Police Scotland (1) 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...
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...
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...
