We asked whether the Home Office had the data needed to monitor progress towards its planned savings of £354 million by 2028–29.58 The Home Office said it is important to get the right data to hold police 51 Qq 75-77, 95, 96, 103-106, 111 52 Q 51 53 Qq 71, 73 54 Qq 73-74 55 Qq 98-99, 109-110 56 Q 110; C&AG’s Report, para 2.4 57 Qq 99-102, 109-110 58 Q 41 14 forces to account, as this drives innovation and delivers savings.59 It has established a programme board to monitor progress on the Poli...

We asked whether the Home Office had the data needed to monitor progress towards its planned savings of £354 million by 2028–29.58 The Home Office said it is important to get the right data to hold police 51 Qq 75-77, 95, 96, 103-106, 111 52 Q 51 53 Qq 71, 73 54 Qq 73-74 55 Qq 98-99, 109-110 56 Q 110; C&AG’s Report, para 2.4 57 Qq 99-102, 109-110 58 Q 41 14 forces to account, as this drives innovation and delivers savings.59 It has established a programme board to monitor progress on the Police Efficiency and Collaboration Programme.60 The College of Policing told us it is seeking to encourage greater consistency in measurement across forces. Type: conclusion | Number: 23 | Response status: response_pending Government response: 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented 4.2 The Police Efficiency and Collaboration Programme (PECP) has an annual cashable efficiencies target of £354 million by 2028-29 and a non-cashable efficiencies target