Policing in the 21st century: reconnecting police and the people
This consultation is now closed.
This consultation sets out the government's vision for policing and how it will:
- cut crime and protect the public
- be more directly accountable to the public
- offer value for money
This will be achieved through greater collaboration, the introduction of Police and Crime Commissioners, less government intervention and bureaucracy and more professional responsibility and judgement and a new policing and partnership landscape.
The elements of this consultation can broadly be divided into two parts. The first are specific commitments already made in the Coalition Agreement, where the government is not consulting on whether they should happen, but how best they can be implemented. The second are broader areas where the government is asking for views on whether and how to achieve its aims.
Comment online
The consultation is broken down into chapters which are available to read below or you can view the complete consultation.
You can reply to the consultation by emailing us or by responding to the questions online.
Other documents
- Chapter one: the challenge
- Chapter two: Increasing Democratic Accountability - HTML version
- Chapter two: Increasing Democratic Accountability (PDF file - 97kb)
- Chapter three: Removing Bureaucratic Accountability - HTML version
- Chapter three: Removing Bureaucratic Accountability (PDF file - 60kb)
- Chapter four: a national framework for efficient local policing - HTML version
- Chapter four: a national framework for efficient local policing (PDF file - 111kb)
- Chapter five: Tackling crime together - HTML version
- Chapter five: Tackling crime together (PDF file - 59kb)
- Table one: New roles for key individuals and organisations
- Policing in the 21st century: reconnecting police and the people (PDF file - 882kb)
- Plismona yn yr 21ain Ganrif: Ailgysylltu'r heddlu a'r bobl (PDF file - 914kb)
- Response to Policing in the 21st century: reconnecting police and the people (PDF file - 334kb)
- Plismona yn yr 21ain Ganrif: Ailgysylltu'r heddlu a'r bobl (PDF file - 392kb)
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Consultation information
- Intended audience: Public and partners
- Reference number: ISBN: 9780101792523
- Issued: 26 Jul 2010
- Opening date: 26 Jul 2010
- Closing date: 20 Sep 2010