AC 3.3

Question 1

Police funding cut between 2010-2018

Answer 1

19%

Question 2

How many fewer officers are there as a result of funding cuts?

Answer 2

20,000 fewer officers overall with some specialists, e.g. detectives, reduced leading to national shortages.

Question 3

What does the police federation survey say about the job?

Answer 3

experienced officers unlikely to recommend the job.

Question 4

What is the impact of funding cuts on police priorities?

Answer 4

With limited budgets & fewer officers, some investigations & prevention measures have been prioritised over others, e.g. crimes that take less time to resolve than say, more serious offences, e.g. rape

Question 5

What did the HM inspectorate of Constabulary & Fire & Rescue Services say about funding cuts?

Answer 5

2019 - warned that “cracks in the system are widening” - National shortage of detectives, with 14% of roles vacant – meaning a quarter of thefts and common assaults investigated by underqualified officers.

Question 6

How many additional officers has there been since april 2020 as of jan 2023?

Answer 6

16,700

Question 7

How much was the CPS’s funding cut by between 2010 and 2018?

Answer 7

1/4

Question 8

How many staff were made redundant/not replaced in the CPS?

Answer 8

1/4

Question 9

What was the impact of funding cuts had on charging decisions?

Answer 9

Loss of staff & expertise led to the DPP stating that that 1000s of cases, e.g. allegations of rape & modern slavery were not properly investigated.

Downgrading of charges to Magistrates’ Courts

Question 10

EXAMPLE OF IMPACT ON CPS, OF FUNDING CUTS – prosecution of rape

Answer 10

In 2019, the CPS inspectorate report claimed that the decline in rape convictions in England and Wales partly due to lack of resources & that the criminal justice system was at ‘breaking point’.
2018 & 2022, rape prosecutions in England & Wales have fallen by 70%.

Question 11

Lord Janner funding cut example

Answer 11

Failure to prosecute Lord Janner - an independent inquiry in 2016 concluded the CPS had 3 “missed chances” in earlier investigations to prosecute him.

Question 12

How much was the prisons budget cut by between 2010-2018? (central gov)

Answer 12

15%

Question 13

How many less prison officers are there now as a result of funding cuts?

Answer 13

fell by 15%

Question 14

How has funding cuts affected the prison service?

Answer 14

The lack of investment in the Prison Service has been linked to numerous breaches of security – drugs, sim cards and other items smuggled into prisons

Question 15

How many assaults on staff were there in 2018?

Answer 15

8,400

Question 16

How many assaults’ of prisoners were there in 2018?

Answer 16

22,000

Question 17

How many prisons are overcrowded according to the Howard League?

Answer 17

50%

Question 18

How was lack of staff/overcrowding been linked to breakdowns of order and loss of control of prisoners? EXAMPLE

Answer 18

The 2016 riot in HMP Birmingham (a privately-run prison) – the worst since the Strangeways riot 25 years before – for which staff shortages were held partly responsible. G4S later lost its contract to run this prison which was then taken back into public control by HM Prison Service.

Question 19

Why does lack of funds impact a prisons ability to rehabilitate offenders?

Answer 19

Lack of funds impact on a prison’s ability to rehabilitate offenders because there are too few medical staff, teachers & prison officers as well as facilities to address causes of offending, e.g.

Question 20

How many deaths were by suicide in prisons?

Answer 20

1/4

Question 21

How many prisoners have used a class drugs ? (funding cuts limitation)

Answer 21

64%

Question 22

How many prisoners have no qualifications according to the prison reform trust? (funding cuts limitations)

Answer 22

47%

Question 23

What did the chief inspector of probation find on 2019?

Answer 23

National staff shortage.

This was in addition to existing staffing shortages caused by funding cuts between 2010 & 2018.

Question 24

What was the impact of a national staff shortage with the probation service?

Answer 24

many local probation services relied on agency staff. This meant that the PS suffered from a loss of expertise.
part-privatisation of the PS did not contribute to social control.

Question 25

What act regulates the interception of communications by police? (LEGAL LIMITATIONS)

Answer 25

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000

Question 26

What are civil liberties?

Answer 26

basic rights and freedoms guaranteed to every individual by law