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Tracking the Uplift: Officer numbers rise, but ‘levelling up’ may still lead to a landscape of winners and losers

SUBSCRIBE 23rd August 2021Ian Wiggett - Policing Insight  1 Comment
Almost two years after Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to recruit an 'Uplift' of 20,000 additional police officers, latest workforce figures show that the officer headcount has increased significantly; but in this first in a series of articles looking at the changing police workforce, Policing Insight's Ian Wiggett explains why a return to 2010 staffing levels will need to be more than just a numbers game, and how Government attempts to 'level up' could still leave a landscape of inequality.

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