Home Department written question – answered at on 3 June 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to reduce the number of forms police officers are required to complete in respect of each prosecution; what recent discussions she has had with the Police Federation on that matter; and if she will make a statement.
We will reduce time-wasting bureaucracy that hampers police operations, return to common sense policing and introduce better technology to make policing more effective while saving taxpayers' money. I want to make sure that officers can use their professional discretion without being hindered by excessive bureaucracy and risk assessments. As a priority we will return charging decisions to the police for minor offences so that frontline officers are sufficiently empowered to use their discretion.
I discussed these proposals with the Police Federation at their annual conference earlier this month and will continue to engage with them and other police partners on this issue.
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