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Policing priorities

Inquiry

Earlier this year, the Home Affairs Committee approved the appointment of a new Chief Inspector of Policing, the former Merseyside Chief Constable Andy Cooke.  Since then, Mr Cooke has repeatedly made news by calling on police forces to focus on preventing and solving crime.

We have chosen to inquire into the Priorities of Policing at a time when public confidence in the police is low. The Metropolitan Police Service, the country’s largest, is in special measures – remarkably, so are five more forces in England: Greater Manchester, Cleveland, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire and Wiltshire. Far from solving crimes, forces are accused of not even recording them, contrasting with Mr Cooke’s view that police should attend every burglary.

Read the terms of reference to find out more about this inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 12:00pm on 15 November 2022.

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Past events

Wednesday 26 April 2023
9:15am Private
9:30am Public
Oral evidence session 26 April 2023
Policing priorities - Oral evidence
9:30am
  • Sir Mark Rowley QPM (Commissioner at Metropolitan Police Service)
Human Trafficking - Oral evidence
10:30am
  • Andrea Salvoni (Deputy Coordinator for Combatting Human Trafficking at Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe)
  • Dr Katarina Schwarz (Associate Director at The Rights Lab, University of Nottingham)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 25 April 2023
9:15am Private
9:45am Public
Policing priorities - Oral evidence 25 April 2023
9:45am
  • Rt Hon Chris Philp MP (Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire at Home Office)
  • Rachel Watson (Director of Policing at Home Office)
  • Sarah Swinford (Director of Crime Reduction at Home Office)
  • Lynne Abrams (Deputy Director, Interpersonal Abuse Unit at Home Office)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 22 March 2023
2:15pm Private
2:45pm Public
Oral evidence session 22 March 2023
Policing priorities - Oral evidence
2:45pm
  • The Baroness Casey of Blackstock DBE CB (Leader at Baroness Casey Review)
  • Sarah Kincaid (Lead Reviewer at Baroness Casey Review)
  • Neil O’Connor CBE (Policy Adviser at Baroness Casey Review)
Prevent review - Oral evidence
3:45pm
  • Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MP (Minister for Security at Home Office)
  • Michael Stewart (Director at Prevent)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 15 March 2023
9:15am Private
9:45am Public
Policing priorities - Oral evidence 15 March 2023
9:45am
  • Sophie Linden
10:30am
  • Tom Whiting (Interim Chair and Director General at Independent Office for Police Conduct)
  • Katie Cashell (Director of Strategy and Impact at Independent Office for Police Conduct)
11:15am
  • Abimbola Johnson (Chair at Independent Scrutiny and Oversight Board)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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