Neighbourhood policing does not simply mean an increased police presence in communities. It has to be accompanied by community engagement where community members are treated as active participants whose concerns are genuinely responded to. Community engagement should, however, not be left to neighbourhood officers. Instead, it is core to the work of all policing with a public-facing role.

Neighbourhood policing does not simply mean an increased police presence in communities. It has to be accompanied by community engagement where community members are treated as active participants whose concerns are genuinely responded to. Community engagement should, however, not be left to neighbourhood officers. Instead, it is core to the work of all policing with a public-facing role. Type: conclusion | Number: 39 | Paragraph: 87 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 97. Following being laid down in law by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, the Police Covenant has been delivering on the priorities agreed by the ministerial chaired Police Covenant Oversight Board. This includes the appointment of a Chief Medical Officer for Policing, the creation