"Every police officer in England and Wales will be required to hold a licence to be able to continue working, the Home Office has said. They will have to prove they have the right skills in issues such as tackling violence against women and girls or face being removed from their job, under the terms of a phased scheme similar to ones for lawyers or doctors."
"Officers will have to renew what the Home Office calls a 'licence to practice' throughout their career by keeping up to date with latest methods and guidance. Training will be rolled out in phases. The aim is that the new standardised programme will be clearer to follow across all 43 police forces in England and Wales. "Every police officer needs to remain match fit to protect their communities. As crime evolves, we expect police to evolve more quickly", Crime and Policing Minister Sarah Jones said."
All police officers in England and Wales will be required to hold and repeatedly renew a licence to practice demonstrating up-to-date skills in areas such as tackling violence against women and girls. The licence will be maintained throughout an officer’s career via phased training and ongoing adherence to latest methods and guidance. A standardised programme will be implemented across all 43 police forces to clarify expectations. Ministers will gain statutory powers to force the retirement, resignation or suspension of chief constables and to send specialist teams into failing forces. New public policing targets and performance measures will be introduced.
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