US EditionHome Office must deliver on police reform at critical moment, watchdog warns
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Home Office must deliver on police reform at critical moment, watchdog warns
The National Audit Office says that severe financial pressures, outdated technology and staffing shortages leave the police poorly positioned to deal with the changing nature of crime and deliver on the government's policing commitments.
‘The Home Office and policing do not have a shared understanding of the resource implications of changing demands’
By stewartb The National Audit Office (NAO, November 3, 2025) published this report: ‘Police productivity – Home Office. Report HC 1380’. (https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/police-productivity.pdf) It is concerned with policing in England and Wales. The NAO notes that the Home Office allocates the majority of police funding for England and Wales. Why relevant to TuS and to Scotland? In common with other devolved public services, …
Of the initiatives announced by the Government as part of the transformation of the National Police, several remain unfinished or progressing with apparent slowness. Among the plans presented is the integration of 20,000 new police personnel in the next four years, a measure announced last year by the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader. (Continue reading...) The entry Police Reform still with unfinished tasks was first published in Remolac…
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