Auditing the uplift: a reality check

The deep impact of a decade of cuts and changes to training such as the new Police Education Qualifications Framework (PEQF) mean that the benefits of the recruitment uplift will be slow in coming, warns Rob Whiteman CBE, CIPFA chief executive.

Policing is a key public service for all societies. However, the police force is only as effective as the public purse that supports it. The past decade of austerity has put intense pressure on the English and Welsh police forces and their finances....