Examining Officer and Staff Requirement: Insights from the Police Service of Northern Ireland — A Leapwise Case Study
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) plays a critical role in tackling crime, ensuring public safety, and supporting peace, security and community cohesion in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland had a ‘severe’ terrorism threat for 9 of the previous 10 years, due to which PSNI officers and staff worked in a uniquely challenging context: PSNI officers routinely need to check under their cars for explosives, and require additional security officers to safeguard police vehicles when attending areas with terrorist […]
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 […]
A New Model for Secure Care and Custody for Children in the West Midlands – A Leapwise Case Study
One of the more high-profile challenges inherited by the new Government was the prisons crisis. With overflowing cells and poor conditions for many prisoners, a programme of early releases has taken place to try and ease the pressure. But children’s custody and care also faces profound challenges, reflecting what the Prisons Inspectorate have called “a decade of […]
Norfolk & Suffolk: Accelerating the Joint Transformation Programme – A Leapwise Case Study
As all police leaders know, funding has been squeezed for forces across England and Wales for many years. That’s created an environment in which those same leaders must carefully justify spending and seek productivity improvements with even greater urgency. However, as this case study shows, it’s still possible to create meaningful change at a time when […]
A New Guide for Devolution of PCC Powers – A Leapwise Case Study
The government’s devolution agenda in England is set to transform the landscape of policing and crime governance. As part of this plan, more mayors will take on the responsibilities of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) – starting with five of the six areas shortlisted in the Government’s Devolution Priority Programme, where new mayors could be […]
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 recruits requires excellent leadership from sergeant and […]
HM Prison and Probation Services: Enhancing Programme Performance – A Leapwise Case Study
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 included the complex nature of some of the transformation projects/programmes. Many of the trickiest […]
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 […]