Hampshire Police Authority

Government Green Paper on Policing

The Government Green Paper on Policing was released by the Home Office in July 2008, and Police Authorities, Constabularies and other interested authorities had until October 10 2008 in which to send their comments to the Home Secretary.

You can read Hampshire Police Authority's response by clicking on the links below.

In its submission, Hampshire Police Authority has considered the views of residents, local authorities and other organisations with an interest in policing, and these have been incorporated into the above documents.

Although the deadline for comments to the Home Office has passed, Hampshire Police Authority would still be interested to hear from you if you have any comments you wish to make about the proposals, or about the Police Authority's response.

You can write to the Chair of the Police Authority, Councillor Jacqui Rayment, at the following address:

Hampshire Police Authority
Westgate Chambers
Staple Gardens
Winchester
SO23 8AW

Or by completed our online form.


If you have already commented on the Green Paper, thank you for your contribution, and for your interest in the work of the Police Authority.

Overview

The green paper can be broken down into three key themes:

  • empowering citizens;

  • professionalising and freeing up the police;

  • the strategic role for the Government.

While many of the proposals affect the day-to-day work of the police and how it interacts with central government, the proposal to introduce directly elected Crime and Policing Representatives would not only impact on the Police Authority itself, but on Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) and the local authorities that play a major part in them.

Crime and Policing Representatives would be directly elected to lead the CDRPs, or their equivalents, in each of the district, borough and unitary areas. They would also automatically have a seat on the Hampshire Police Authority, and would collectively form the majority. The remainder of the Authority would be made up of local authority representatives and independent members.

As the Crime and Policing Representatives will have the mandate from the public to tackle policing issues, they will also be given a budget to address local needs and priorities. This money will come from the existing Basic Command Unit Fund, which is currently managed by the Constabulary and used for policing services.


Links

Government Green Paper on Policing: http://files.homeoffice.gov.uk/police/policing_green_paper.pdf

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