Getting together - a better deal for the public through joint working

In November 2008 the Minister for Policing asked HMIC for its view on when collaboration between police forces could improve services to the public. This involved an evidence-based review of documentation supplied by forces.

HMIC has found significant variation between forces and groups of forces in how they deliver operational and support services. The report finds collaboration between police forces offers opportunity to improve services for the public in terms of preventing serious crime and reducing financial costs. Forces and authorities support the idea of collaboration in principle but, they struggle in practice against a number of barriers – some real and some perceived - to joint working.

This report proposes a new approach to help them overcome these barriers and get the best deal for the public. The ‘Informed Choice Model’ (ICM) described in this paper could empower the champions of collaboration, giving them the facts, figures and learning from around the Service to choose the approach which best suits their needs. It will also enable the Government, and leaders of the Service, to identify areas of persistent high risks or costs, and take action if forces and authorities chose not to collaborate.

Date: Wed Jun 10 10:00:00 BST 2009

Getting together - a better deal for the public through joint working (PDF file - 308kb)
HMIC conducted a review of joint working to identify how forces can collaborate more successfully to provide the best deal for the public in terms of preventing serious crime and reducing financial costs.
Getting together press release (PDF file - 29kb)
A new HMIC report shows that members of the public are not getting a good deal, in terms of crime fighting and financial efficiency, for the substantial amounts of taxpayers’ money spent on policing.

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