Review of Police Leadership and Training
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Review of Police Leadership and Training Peter Neyroud QPM Chief Constable Volume One Review of Police Leadership and Training. Dear Home Secretary, The Review of Police Leadership and Training: I am pleased to be able to present you with my Review of Police Leadership and Training, following your commission to me in August 2010. You asked for a ‘fundamental review of the current approach’ and I believe I have delivered on that ambition. I have done so by a very careful review of the evidence, a wide -ranging consultation across the police service and by drawing on the thoughtful contributions of experts here and abroad. I have concluded that, in the light of the government’s published ambitions for policing and the challenges that policing needs to meet; this is a moment for radical change in the approach to police leadership and training. The historical look that I undertook demonstrated to me that the current approach was largely designed in the 1940’s to meet the challenges of Post War Britain. It has evolved over the last 60 years, but is still recognisably the same model. Policing in the 21st century presents very tough and very different demands on the police. The government is proposing a renewal of the democratic accountability of policing, I am recommending to you in the Review report that this is matched by a new approach to the professionalism of policing. The cornerstone of my report is the creation of a new Professional Body for policing, embracing the whole of the police service and responsible for leadership, learning and standards. It should be transparent, accountable and act as the public’s guardian of excellence in policing. The creation of the Professional Body provides the framework to enable a transformation of the culture of learning in the police service. Moving away from in house delivered programmes which have been largely classroom based to a new partnership with Higher Education, building towards the ‘teaching hospitals’ for policing linking learning with practice. A new professional qualification framework will see managers and frontline officers developed and supported to keep their practice current and consistent with the best. I do not underestimate the challenge of achieving this vision over the next few years. I have set out some key steps that will need to be taken quickly to generate the momentum for success and to achieve the savings and benefits that I have outlined in the Review. There is, undoubtedly, a major role for Ministers in providing clear support and direction. I hope, therefore, that my Review provides the right framework to enable you to feel confident to move forwards. I am very grateful to you for the opportunity to undertake this work. It is the highest honour for any leader in any profession to be asked to set out the future for its leadership. It is a precious trust and I hope and believe that I have been able to provide a firm foundation for that future Peter Neyroud QPM Chief Constable 2 Review of Police Leadership and Training. Contents Executive Summary 6 Recommendations and supporting proposals 15 Introduction 20 Context of the Review 20 Guiding principles 23 Structure of the Review 26 2 Laying the foundations; building the evidence base for 27 the review Overview 27 The historical overview 29 Systematic reviews of leadership and training 31 The Police Service Consultation Questionnaire 34 Force Surveys on Current Learning and Development 37 Arrangements and Costs Broader consultation 38 Drawing together the evidence base and initial implications 39 3 Professionalising the police service; Creating a 44 Professional Body for Policing A professional force? 44 Developing a Professional Body of Policing 47 Structure of the Professional Body 50 The organisation and management of the Professional 53 Body The functions and responsibilities of the Professional Body 55 Implications of the Professional Body and the role of ACPO 58 Key stakeholders 59 Accountability to the Home Secretary 63 Compliance 67 Membership in transition 71 Funding the Professional Body 71 Clearing the undergrowth 72 4 Building Professional Development 78 The context 79 The current situation; Pre-entry and training 82 Police Initial Qualification 85 Towards a Professional Development Model 93 Opportunities to reconnect professional development with 96 promotion Talent Management and opportunities for acceleration 97 Continuous Professional Development 101 Recording Professional Development 101 Linking specialist development to professional registration 103 3 Review of Police Leadership and Training. 5 Senior and strategic leadership development 105 Overview of the current senior and strategic leadership 105 development approach Historical approaches 107 The current Leadership Strategy 110 Taking the Leadership Strategy forward 113 PNAC and SCC 119 International Policing 126 6 Delivery and the institutional framework 130 The historical context 130 The case for centralised delivery 132 Options for delivery and the case for national 137 commissioning The customers for national delivery 141 Designing national institutions 143 Options for a delivery body 145 Scope of the delivery body – an integrated model 147 Funding Models 154 7 Financial implications 156 Costs and Indicative Offset: Delivery, grant and Income – 157 the current position Funding streams 158 The basis of funding services in the future 161 Funding the Professional body – a worked example 164 Implementation Costs 167 Specific Savings 168 Police Initial Qualification Savings Profile 169 Potential Grant Savings at the Centre in Senior Leadership 170 Programmes (SLP) through offset and charging. Savings from Sergeant and Inspector assessment centres 172 8 Making it Happen 174 Report submission to four months Implementation 174 arrangements Financial year 2011/12 178 Three years and beyond 180 8A Summary of recommendation themes, impact and costing 181 implications 8B Suggested Actions and Implementation Plan 184 List of Appendixes 194 (Appendixes attached separately at Volume 2) References 195 4 Review of Police Leadership and Training. List of Figures and Tables Figures 1 Home Office proposal for the future landscape of policing 21 (pre review outcome) 2 Review Consultation respondents by ethnicity 37 3 Potential Governance Structure of Professional Body for 52 Policing 4 Illustration of Risk to Harm and Liberty Matrix 66 5 Models of Qualification for Police Initial Qualification 89 6 Relationship of Professional Body, PIQ Provider and 91 Force Recruitment route 7 Model of professional development and four key elements 93 8 Through Career development model linked to (suggested) 96 Professional Body membership level 9 The current national talent management strategy 98 10 The NPIA current leadership strategy 112 11 Current (non ICT Functions) sitting within the NPIA 132 12 Core delivery functions of the Professional Body 137 13 Integrated Delivery Model 149 14 illustration of Stakeholder and Potential Customer 152 relationships to Delivery Body with functions 15 Indicative funding streams over first five years 160 Tables 1 Career Level of Review Consultation Respondents 36 2 Possible Membership levels for Professional Body 70 3 Assessment of current Learning and Development Meetings 74 4 Summary of role and governance purpose of Professional 76 Body Structure 5 Indicative ‘As Is’ funding As is’ funding of ACPO and NPIA 154 People and Development 6 Indicative ‘As Is’ funding As is’ funding of ACPO and NPIA 158 People and Development 7 As is’ costs of Professional Body showing indication of future 162 income and / Premises related savings 8 As is’ costs of Delivery Body showing indication of future 163 income and funding 2008/9 9 Potential funding through membership fees 165 10 Potential total year one income 166 5 Review of Police Leadership and Training. 11 Potential Mixed funding model- Core Professional Body 166 12 Potential Mixed funding model- Professional Body Support Functions 167 13 Calculation of Police Officer initial training by Attendee/ 170 Successful Candidate Ratio 2005-2010 14 Potential pre-qualification savings per probationer as notified 170 by forces (see note) Excludes Estates / Premises related savings 15 Costing for Senior Leadership Courses 2009/10 171 16 Current Delivery of Leadership Training (excluding SCC) 172 17 Current costs Sergeant and Inspector assessment centres 173 18 Models of funding and related savings costs Sergeant and 173 Inspector assessment centres: Individual offset 19 Models of funding and related savings costs Sergeant and 173 Inspector assessment centres: National Offset Case Studies 1 The International Academy at Bramshill 127 2 Developing the International Academy Business School 129 3 National Commission for Mental ill Health Training 140 6 Review of Police Leadership and Training. Abbreviations ACPO Association of Chief Police Officers BTP British Transport Police CBRN Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear CEPOL European College of Policing CPD Continuous Professional Development HMIC Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary HPDS High Potential Development Scheme ICF Integrated Competency Framework ICIDP Initial Crime Investigators Development Programme ICP Independent Command Programme IPAB International Police Advisory Board IPLDP Initial Police Learning and Development Programme NCA National Crime Agency NPB National Policing Board NPIA National Policing Improvement Agency NSCAS National Senior Careers Advisory Service PCC Policing and Crime Commissioners PCP Policing and Crime