Police officers should work under ‘licence’ to restore trust – report for England and Wales

Review contains 56 recommendations urging reform to culture, training and structure

Police officers should work under a licence that must be renewed every five years and be subject to strict conditions to boost confidence in policing, an independent review has recommended.

The Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales, chaired by Sir Michael Barber and carried out by the Police Foundation thinktank, contains 56 recommendations urging radical reform to police culture, skills and training, and organisational structure.