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<p>We recognise that having police officers with the right skills is critical in ensuring
rape and sexual offences cases are managed appropriately and effectively. We are supporting
the police to ensure this is the case through:</p><ul><li>funding Operation Soteria,
which includes reviewing the learning and development offer to officers and sharing
learning nationally;</li><li>supporting the Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme,
run by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, which drives improvement in the policing
response to all safeguarding crimes (including adult sexual offences); and</li><li>the
three-year Spending Review settlement secures an additional £540m for the Police Uplift
Programme by 2024/25. This will enable forces to recruit and maintain the full 20,000
officer uplift, delivering on this Government’s commitment to recruit additional officers
and keep the public safe.</li></ul><p>The deployment of officers and structure of
forces is ultimately an operational matter for Chief Constables as there will be different
considerations in different force areas.</p>
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