Mega forces and mergers. British FBI. Licence to practise. Direct entry. PCCs abolished. Performance regimes. And loads more massive changes for policing from 2026-2034.

What do you know about the long-awaited Police Reforms White Paper? Have you read beyond the headlines? Want an objective overview of the changes? Where have all these seismic changes really come from? Who's for and against? What does it mean for you, your teams, and your leadership? Will it even happen?

In this free podcast, I answer all these questions and more to keep you informed. Please visit my blog for a write-up and also the ONLY OPPORTUNITY ANYWHERE to have your say on these reforms in my quick survey.

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The Police Leadership Commission is seeking views from literally anyone interested in policing. Academics, media, organisations, victims, the general public, and officers and staff (current or former).

In this episode I run through and critique the survey being used to gather responses. It's completely qualitative, in that you have 700 words for each of the 7 questions asked. That's a massive amount of data for the College to analyse in just a month or two after the closing date of 12 Feb. It even asks for 'sources' to bolster your responses, a very academic practice. Without any ratings or multiple choice, this is a time-consuming form that will likely favour academic responses.

Despite these unhelpful designs, I encourage you to feedback with your thoughts. I hope you enjoy the episode.

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This week I had the pleasure of interviewing former senior officer Mike West KPM. Mike is a distinguished SIO, spending most of his career as a Detective at various ranks.

Mike is very generous with his time, discussing policing, leadership, his career, investigation standards, life beyond policing and retirement, promotion processes, CPD and much more in this 70 minute interview. He also shares the experience of receiving his King's Police Medal.

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