Supplementary memorandum submitted by
the National Policing Improvement Agency
CLARIFICATION IN RELATION TO THE WRITTEN SUBMISSION
"SUPPORT FOR LOCAL POLICING"—DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN
OPTIONS 1 AND 2
Many characteristics are the same for both models
and stem from the fact that both are supported by charging. That
would lead to a radically different relationship with the service
from that which we have at present.
The difference between the two options is in accountability.
While both models have accountability (in one sense) to forces
through charging, the further accountability to the owner is different:
forces/commissioners or the Secretary of State. That leads to
differences in who bears the risks, and to some extent in the
nature of risk (forces might not be so concerned about an organisation
owned by the Home Secretary losing business if they buy elsewhere;
only the locally owned model has the risk of the Service not agreeing
a mandate). And the two options would have a different feel or
ethos in the organisation.
There are then relatively minor differences, for
example the legal form, composition of the Board, and the extent
and nature of controls over borrowing.
November 2010
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