A force for change
13 September 2012
A team has been set up to identify procurement best practice and promote a collaborative approach to purchasing among police forces in England and Wales. Emma Clarke reports
Efficiency is currently the buzzword in the police service. Home secretary Charles Clarke is considering merging smaller police forces in England and Wales and the Gershon review has challenged the service to produce a 3 per cent efficiency improvement on its £2 billion annual spend.
In emergency services procurement, a keystone for achieving efficiency targets...