Crime minister says reforms will improve standards, but Federation says unsafe workloads must be tackled first
The government must stop burdening police officers with unsafe workloads and improve police pay and training if they want “professional” policing, the Police Federation has said, in response to sweeping Home Office reforms to improve standards in the police.
Under the new plans, set to be unveiled in a white paper on Monday, police officers in England and Wales will be required to hold and renew a “licence to practise” throughout their career in the future.
This will ensure officers “stay at the top of their game” by keeping up to date with the latest “problem solving and technological skills they need to catch more criminals”, the Home Office said.
The licence will create a single standardised framework for officer training, supervision and development, which will be rolled out across all 43 police forces in England and Wales.
