Last updated on May 8th, 2023 at 11:37 am
Reading Time: 3 minutesFirstly I would like to thank every single one of you that took a few minutes to answer the questions. About 165 of you took the time to answer the questions, although not everybody answered all the questions, but at least it has given me a better idea of what YOU the Public want the shape of the Police Service to be, a heartfelt Thank You.
It hasn’t been the most scientific survey you’ll ever come across but it’s methodology is just as valid as some of the Milky Bar Kid’s surveys, so I hope that’s OK.
The Polls are now closed, don’t try voting now as your might not be counted (trust me, it won’t)
So, here goes, these are YOUR answers to my questions;
A police pay committee recommends cutting the starting salary for officers to £19,000. Is this:-
| No of Votes | Percentage |
Too Little | 130 | 77% |
Too Much | 20 | 12% |
About Right | 12 | 7% |
Other: | 6 | 4% |
If You Think That £19k Is Not Enough, How Much Should Starting Salary Be?
| No Votes | Percentage |
£25,000 | 77 | 52% |
£23,000 | 49 | 33% |
£21,000 | 16 | 11% |
Other: | 7 | 5% |
Are Direct Entry Inspectors A Good Idea?
| No of Votes | Percentage |
No | 140 | 92% |
Yes | 10 | 7% |
Don’t Know | 2 | 1% |
Other: | 1 | 1% |
Are Direct Entry Superintendents A Good Idea?
Answer | Votes | Percent |
No | 135 | 89% |
Yes | 12 | 8% |
Don’t Know | 4 | 3% |
Other: | 1 | 1% |
Should We Retain 43 Separate Forces As We Have Now?
Answer | Votes | Percent |
No | 103 | 67% |
Yes | 40 | 26% |
Don’t Know | 9 | 6% |
Other: | 2 | 1% |
If You Answered NO To Last Question, Should We Have
Answer | Votes | Percent |
9 or 10 Regional Forces? | 63 | 54% |
One National Force? | 46 | 39% |
Don’t Know | 6 | 5% |
Other: | 2 | 2% |
Should The Met Stay As A Separate Force?
Answer | Votes | Percent |
Yes | 108 | 71% |
No | 40 | 26% |
Don’t Know | 4 | 3% |
Other: | 1 | 1% |
Excluding BTP There Were 127,000 Police Officers At End Of September 2014, Is This
Answer | Votes | Percent |
Too Few? | 130 | 86% |
About Right? | 12 | 8% |
Don’t Know | 5 | 3% |
Too Many? | 3 | 2% |
Other: | 1 | 1% |
Police Stations And Front Counters Have Been Closed Across England & Wales – Is This
Answer | Votes | Percent |
A Bad Thing? | 138 | 92% |
A Good Thing? | 8 | 5% |
Don’t Know | 2 | 1% |
Other: | 2 | 1% |
Many Forces Have A Single-Crewing Policy. Is This
Answer | Votes | Percent |
An Unacceptable Risk? | 77 | 51% |
A Bad Thing? | 51 | 34% |
OK, But Not on Nights? | 14 | 9% |
A Good Thing? | 4 | 3% |
Other: | 4 | 3% |
Should ANY Aspect Of Policing Be Privatised?
Answer | Votes | Percent |
No | 105 | 72% |
Yes | 34 | 23% |
Don’t Know | 4 | 3% |
Other: | 3 | 2% |
Should Police Procurement Be Outsourced (Privatised)?
Answer | Votes | Percent |
No | 95 | 63% |
Yes | 33 | 22% |
Don’t Know | 19 | 13% |
Other: | 3 | 2% |
Should Non-Police Members of College of Policing Panels Be Subject To The Same Code of Ethics as Police Members?
Answer | Votes | Percent |
Yes | 133 | 90% |
No | 9 | 6% |
Don’t Know | 4 | 3% |
Other: | 1 | 1% |
There Has Been Much Disagreement About The Above Badge – Should It Be Allowed To Be Displayed On Police Uniforms?
Answer | Votes | Percent |
Yes | 117 | 82% |
No | 15 | 11% |
Don’t Know | 9 | 6% |
Other: | 1 | 1% |
There Have Been Substantial Changes To Police Pensions. Are These
Answer | Votes | Percent |
Any Changes Should Only Apply To New Scheme Members | 82 | 51% |
A Bad Thing For All Members? | 71 | 44% |
Don’t Know | 6 | 4% |
A Good Thing For All Members? | 3 | 2% |
“Someone of only average fitness should be able to pass the test well into their 60s” Should Front Line Officers Retire Before Their 60s?
Answer | Votes | Percent |
Yes | 135 | 85% |
No | 16 | 10% |
Don’t Know | 4 | 3% |
Other: | 4 | 3% |
At What Age Should Police Officers Be Allowed To Retire?
Answer | Votes | Percent |
Any Age After 30 Years Service | 77 | 49% |
55 | 58 | 37% |
50 | 15 | 9% |
60 | 5 | 3% |
Other: | 3 | 2% |
Based SOLELY On His Contribution To Policing Did Sir Tom Winsor Deserve His Knighthood?
Answer | Votes | Percent |
No | 130 | 88% |
Don’t Know | 14 | 10% |
Yes | 3 | 2% |
The Public Were Never Consulted On Police & Crime Commissioners – Do You Think They’re A Good Idea?
Answer | Votes | Percent |
No | 106 | 93% |
Yes | 5 | 4% |
Don’t Know | 3 | 3% |
How Important is Community Policing?
Answer | Votes | Percent |
Very Important | 79 | 70% |
We Must Keep It | 18 | 16% |
We Don’t Need It | 8 | 7% |
Not Important At All | 5 | 4% |
Other: | 2 | 2% |
Don’t Know | 1 | 1% |
So, there we have it, 20 questions and many answers.
Anybody wanting to know what the OTHER answers are, please feel free to ask me, I’m not trying to hide them but it cluttered the page up and made things more difficult to read with them included.
Now to get people interested, please share this as widely as possible and feel free to send it to your local Police Force, Federation, PCC, Home Office, Local/National Media. It was a public poll and so are the answers.
Like it or not;
THIS IS HOW THE PUBLIC WANT THE POLICE SERVICE TO BE
(Based on about 165 Responses)
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I love your comment ‘this is how the public want the police to be’ based on 165 responses from serving or ex-coppers I bet. The public would be ‘better off’ with a very limited but highly educated police force – unfortunately we get the likes of Sussex roads police – their arrogance and stupidity is unfortunately the reality: http://bit.ly/10KwenV with confirmation bias being so uncommon that it is acceptable.
Sadly your comment “The public would be ‘better off’ with a very limited but highly educated police force” shows how you fail to understand the true nature of Policing and all it entails. Believe me you would NOT be better off with a trimmed down Police Service full of Graduates
Reblogged this on Dave's Bankside Babble and commented:
What do you want from future policing? See the results of this survey. Although it isn’t ” the most scientific survey you’ll ever come across” the answers are still valid.
No argument there, any survey is better than No Survey
Excellent piece of research evidencing the deepening divide between Police and the Home Office understanding of what we do!
Thank you, now I hope, in despair, that one of the many I have sent it to will run with the story, but I’m not holding my breath
It has been suggested that someone such as the Police Federation commission a national, independent survey to truly engage the public. Personally I can only think that this is a good idea and encourage the Fed to actively consider it, SOON