Police Foundation

Partnerships between the police and the private sector will be essential if the UK is going to tackle the scale and complexity of modern crimes such as theft and fraud, according to a new report examining the evolution of public and private policing in the UK.

The official Police Foundation handbooks Roadcraft and Motorcycle Roadcraft have been fully updated for today’s drivers and riders, with new content on advanced assistance systems and electric vehicles, and are now available as flexible e-learning courses.

Blair Gibbs is to be the new Director of the Police Foundation, he will takeover in September, filling the role after the departure of long-term incumbent Dr Rick Muir who has taken up an advisory position in the Home Office.

Policing think tank the Police Foundation, in partnership with Virgin Media O2, is calling for the creation of a new fraud prevention agency as part of a suite of fundamental changes it says are needed to deal with a ‘fraud epidemic.’

The Police Foundation has published a report in partnership with Forensic Analytics that looks at how UK policing is using AI now and whether it has the skills to fully realise the potential of the technology in the future, freeing officers and police staff from routine tasks and increasing productivity in all areas.

The Police Foundation and its publishers, The Stationery Office (TSO), are pleased to announce that for the first time in its 75-year history, Roadcraft is available as an app.

Tom Gash, Managing Director of Leapwise, explores the urgent need to reshape England and Wales’ national policing framework. Drawing on global insights and lessons from the recently co-published policy paper ‘Fit for the Future: The Case for a Reformed National Policing Landscape’, he highlights the inefficiencies, duplication and frontline challenges stemming from the current system.

As policing in the UK faces growing challenges like cyber crime, serious organised crime, and shifting public expectations, a new report from the Police Foundation calls for a reformed national approach. In this article, Lanna Deamer, Deputy Editor of Emergency Services Times, summarises the Fit for the Future report, which outlines the case for strategic reform to help forces better tackle modern issues while building public confidence.

A new report from a leading police think tank has called for the creation of a single national body for police digital, data and technology, bringing disparate functions into one place with a greater emphasis on interoperability and a mindset shift by police leaders to see technology as an enabler of more effective policing.

Dr Rick Muir, Director of the Police Foundation think tank, shares his thoughts on police reform under the new Labour government and what might need to be considered in a future white paper where there is little or no new money to make any large scale changes.