Retaining and progressing outstanding and diverse talent
The retention and progression of diverse, talented officers is vital for the transformation of the policing workforce and long-lasting impact in communities. Police Now participant retention rates are high and consistent across our core programmes by ethnicity and gender 1
Overall
Women
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Women
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of those on the National Graduate Leadership Programme are satisfied with their decision to join policing2.
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of those on the National Detective Programme are satisfied with their decision to join policing3.
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of those on the third National Detective Programme cohort aspire to reach a senior leadership role during their policing career4.
"Representation within leadership roles is really important. When I joined four years ago, I was looking around and there wasn’t really any representation in the higher ranks. I said to myself, you can be that representation and you can make that change. So, that's exactly what I'm doing by joining the Frontline Leadership Programme."
Sanjeev Bhatoe
Frontline Leadership Programme, West Midlands Police
Alumni progression and promotion
The progression and success of our alumni speaks to the high quality of our participants and programmes. A significant number of our alumni have been promoted to sergeant or have successfully gained a place on the College of Policing Fast Track Programme.
This is having a positive impact on frontline supervision and management, with the most talented individuals progressing to senior levels of leadership to improve the quality of service delivery to the public.
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of Police Now alumni who graduated their programme are still in policing today
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Police Now alumni have successfully achieved substantive promotions to sergeant
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Police Now alumni have successfully gained a place on the highly competitive Fast Track Programme which enables progression to the rank of Inspector within two years
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of Police Now alumni who have successfully gained a place on the Fast Track Programme are women
THANK YOU
We would like to take this opportunity to say a sincere thank you to each of our participants and policing colleagues for your incredible courage, resilience, and determination to make communities safer. We would also like to thank our partner forces, the Home Office, our staff team and trustees for your continued dedication, support and belief in our mission. There is always more for us to learn, and more work for us to do to help build the public’s confidence in the police service and reduce crime. We are committed to this mission.
FOOTNOTES
The data presented here represents the average rate of retention across Police Now’s seventh National Graduate Leadership Programme cohort and Police Now’s second and third National Detective Programme cohorts. ↩
Average rate of agreement based on 256 responses from participants across Police Now's seventh and eighth National Graduate Leadership Programme Cohorts (n=115 Cohort 7 participants and n=141 Cohort 8 participants) 'At this stage, how satisfied are you that your chosen career as a police officer is right for you?'. ↩
Average rate of agreement based on 192 responses from participants across Police Now's third and fourth National Detective Programme Cohorts (n=31 Cohort 3 participants and n=161 Cohort 4 participants) ‘At this stage, how satisfied are you that your chosen career as a police officer is right for you?’. ↩
Average rate of agreement based on 226 responses from participants across Police Now's second and third National Detective Programme Cohorts (n=83 Cohort 2 participants and n=143 Cohort 3 participants) ‘Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statement: ‘At this stage, I aspire to reach a senior leadership role (e.g., Chief Constable, NPCC Portfolio Lead) during my policing career’. ↩
Dorset Police
Scott Chilton
Chief Constable
National Graduate Leadership Programme
| Cohorts: | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of police officers enrolled: | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
National Detective Programme
| Cohorts: | —— | —— | —— | —— | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of police officers enrolled: | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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