Decision details

The Response Policing Investment Business Case has been proposed to outline the investment needed for the Force to address the challenges it faces in creating a more resilient, high quality, responsive and consistent service to the Public.

The Response Review is seeking to ensure that resources are matched to local demand and our response model is delivering an outstanding service, by improving response times and services to victims.
This will ensure that we are better able to Respond to Incidents & Emergencies and Investigate & Solve Crime.

Key features include:
? Introduce a new Response Policing Model
• Rebalance Response Policing Resources
• Create District Investigation Teams
• Revise Shift Pattern for District Investigation Teams
• Introduce District Command Hubs for Resource Coordination

? People Investment
• Increase Sergeant Capacity to Support, Develop and Lead their Team
• Introduce Structured Pathway for Student Officer Development
• Inform Training and Development Requirements of our Officers

? Related enabling Capabilities
• Make Fleet recommendations to Fleet Project
• Introduce Demand modelling tool – Response profiler

It highlights the anticipated benefits to the public who should see an increased satisfaction with their police force as well as the benefits to the health and wellbeing of staff, operational integrity, compliance and financial/operational efficiencies. It also summarises the key practical delivery considerations including any required enabling work, central support, provisional timescales and risk management, as well as projected costs.

The Deputy Mayor is asked to consider the proposals set out in the Response Policing (RP) Business Case and to note and support the necessary investment of up to £879k recurring revenue expenditure from 2023/24 and £9k one of revenue investment in 2023/24 , a total of £888k, to enable the Force to address the challenges it faces in creating a more resilient, high quality, responsive and consistent service. This will be subject to a detailed implementation plan, with potential to spread the cost over a 2-year period, dependent on recruitment and training of sergeants.

The cost reflects the uplift in the required supervision capability through the conversion of 74 Police Constable posts to 75 police Sergeants to address the challenges of the uplift of Constables over the coming years and their development needs.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

i. Consider the proposals set out in the business case;

ii. Confirm approval in principle of the Response Policing Investment

iii. Note the commitment of up to £879k recurring revenue expenditure in 2023/24 for the implementation of the new model

iv. Note the commitment of £9k one off revenue expenditure in 2023/24 for training and consultation support for the Response Profiler tool.

Current vacancies in the Response establishment are being addressed through the recruitment uplift of Constables over this period and into the FY 23/24. So one approach considered was to wait for that recruitment programme to be completed. However it was decided that this option was rejected, due to long lead time in developing the new Officers into an experienced frontline capability.