The College welcomes the new Home Secretary

Chief Constable Sir Andy Marsh commented on the formation of a new government today, 5 July 2024:

"Following HM The King’s invitation to Sir Keir Starmer to form a government and the appointment of Rt. Hon Yvette Cooper MP as Home Secretary, the Chair and I are sending our congratulations to Ms Cooper and her team. Our letter will restate the College's commitment to staying responsive to the government and to the Home Secretary, to whom our Board is accountable, as we all support policing to keep the public safe.  

The Chair and I have met the new Home Secretary who has spent many years scrutinising both policing and the Home Office with precision and persistence. We have already identified numerous ways in which the College can play an important role in delivering the government’s policing priorities such as on neighbourhoods, VAWG, productivity and standards. These are important issues on which we are already making significant progress, but there is more to come.  

We look forward to meeting our new Ministers and discussing how the College's focus on improving leadership, standards and performance will support policing to better serve and protect the public."