We sought reassurances that the Home Office was considering simplifying police systems, such as those used in human resources. The Home Office recognised police forces use many different systems and it is a highly fragmented picture. It told us that it is trialling standardisation in “some areas”.52 It has included shared services as part of the Police Efficiency and Collaboration Programme and is seeking to put as much as possible into a new central organisation.53 The Home Office acknowledg...

We sought reassurances that the Home Office was considering simplifying police systems, such as those used in human resources. The Home Office recognised police forces use many different systems and it is a highly fragmented picture. It told us that it is trialling standardisation in “some areas”.52 It has included shared services as part of the Police Efficiency and Collaboration Programme and is seeking to put as much as possible into a new central organisation.53 The Home Office acknowledged the scope to do more and said it is working with police chiefs to identify priority areas, although there was no firm plan and it was unable to provid Type: conclusion | Number: 21 | Response status: response_pending Government response: 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented 4.2 The Police Efficiency and Collaboration Programme (PECP) has an annual cashable efficiencies target of £354 million by 2028-29 and a non-cashable efficiencies target