by Peter Loader | Jan 21, 2025 | Policing
“Improvements made to DBS check delays” is the headline to a BBC article that I read recently. The article goes on say that the backlog in Sussex Police has been reduced from 13,000 to 9,600 with the average time to process applications reducing from 92...
by Peter Loader | Mar 25, 2024 | Policing
Up to 38 million hours of police time, equal to over 21,358 officers, can be freed up over the next 5 years is the headline finding from the Policing Productivity Review report published by the Home Office in November 2023. My insight into the review draws on...
by Peter Loader | Jan 26, 2024 | National Statistics, Policing
Clare’s Law disclosure rates appeared in the news this month. Published statistics have been used to claim that police forces in England and Wales are leaving people at risk by rejecting Clare’s law checks on suspected abusers. On the other hand, some police...
