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INFOCOMMERCIAL: Nationwide Talent Pool service to support police forces in resource shortfalls

John Davis 04/11/2024
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A new service is designed to fill the gap when mutual aid is unavailable.

A new nationwide service has been launched to help police forces access experienced staff quickly, addressing resource shortfalls when mutual aid agreements are unavailable or insufficient. This initiative comes in response to recent events, such as the anti-immigration riots, which placed significant pressure on some forces to mobilise adequate resources.

The service will provide a national talent pool of experienced former officers, all of whom will undergo mandated training, maintain security clearances, and agree to be available for deployment on five days’ notice. This pool is expected to enhance mutual aid by offering skilled personnel when inter-force support cannot fully meet requirements.

Mutual aid, a longstanding practice, refers to the formal provision of police assistance from one force to another in response to major incidents or events. These agreements have evolved since the 1980s, expanding from major public events like the 2012 London Olympics to also support long-term investigations, such as counter-terrorism and major crime inquiries, where specialist skills like detective work and hostage negotiation are required.

Three key types of mutual aid are identified:

Emergency/Spontaneous Deployment – Immediate, unforeseen demands such as sudden outbreaks of disorder or urgent investigations requiring additional resources from other forces.

Planned Deployment/Event – Larger, pre-planned events, like festivals or international conferences, that surpass the resource capacity of a single force.

Specialist Staff Deployment – Situations where specific expertise, such as hostage negotiators, is needed and the host force lacks sufficient personnel.

The new Talent Pool Service will track demand trends in these areas to ensure appropriate resources are available and will align its cost structure with that of mutual aid services already in place. Currently, police forces incur an administrative charge of 5% on the actual cost of mutual aid deployment, and the new service is expected to offer similar rates for accessing staff directly from the talent pool.

One potential benefit for police forces using the new service is cost savings, as they may no longer need to pay overnight allowances and hardship allowances typically associated with mutual aid officers deployed away from home. A pilot of the service is already underway with several forces, and early indications suggest it could offer a valuable solution for meeting surge capacity demands.

John Davis, Director of Policing Operations at RSMS, the law enforcement services company providing the new service, said: “The commercial sector has consistently failed to provide a high-quality service to meet immediate demands for high-volume or specialist law enforcement talent. This new service will be a game changer. The investment we’re making in training, skills assessments, and maintaining security clearance will provide senior police leaders with a trusted new option to augment mutual aid provision.”

With its focus on technology, training, and security, the Talent Pool Service aims to revolutionise how police forces across the country handle resource challenges, ensuring they are better equipped to respond to both immediate incidents and long-term investigations.

For further details visit https://www.rsms.ltd/talent-pool-client-homepage/

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