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1139063

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 8 July (HL16590), if information on which forces recruited Direct Entry Superintendents or Inspectors is not held centrally, (1) how the data on the number of recruits each year included in her Answer were obtained, and (2) by what processes Direct Entry Superintendents and Inspectors are attached to individual police forces.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL17148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Data pertaining to the Direct Entry Superintendent and Inspector schemes was provided by the College of Policing, which is the body responsible for administering those schemes.</p><p>The College of Policing works directly with police forces to assess the number of places required each year by forces. Applicants apply direct to participating forces and, if initial competency and eligibility checks are passed, are recommended for a national assessment centre run by the College. If successful, candidates are considered for appointment by their chosen force.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/07/2019 15:10:43 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1134306

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many recruits to each of the police forces in England were recruited via the fast track direct entry scheme in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL16591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants to see police ranks opened up with flexible entry and exit paths, encourage diversity of experience and backgrounds amongst police leaders and develop a culture of challenge, particularly in the senior ranks.</p><p>National figures show that 88 Inspectors and Superintendents have joined police forces through the Direct Entry scheme since 2014. The number of recruits each year is as follows:</p><p>Direct Entry Inspector Scheme<br>• 17 people started the direct entry to inspector scheme in 2016. <br>• 21 people started the direct entry to inspector scheme in 2017. <br>• 17 people started the direct entry to inspector scheme in 2018.</p><p>Direct Entry Superintendent Scheme<br>• 9 people started the direct entry to superintendent scheme in 2014. <br>• 6 people started the direct entry to superintendent scheme in 2015 <br>• 8 people started the direct entry to superintendent scheme in 2016. <br>• 6 people started the direct entry to superintendent scheme in 2017. <br>• 4 people started the direct entry to superintendent scheme in 2018.</p><p><br>Information on which forces recruited Direct Entry Superintendents or Inspectors is not held centrally by the Home Office.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL16590 question first answered 08/07/2019 14:13:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1134305

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police officers have been recruited via the fast track direct entry scheme in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL16590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants to see police ranks opened up with flexible entry and exit paths, encourage diversity of experience and backgrounds amongst police leaders and develop a culture of challenge, particularly in the senior ranks.</p><p>National figures show that 88 Inspectors and Superintendents have joined police forces through the Direct Entry scheme since 2014. The number of recruits each year is as follows:</p><p>Direct Entry Inspector Scheme<br>• 17 people started the direct entry to inspector scheme in 2016. <br>• 21 people started the direct entry to inspector scheme in 2017. <br>• 17 people started the direct entry to inspector scheme in 2018.</p><p>Direct Entry Superintendent Scheme<br>• 9 people started the direct entry to superintendent scheme in 2014. <br>• 6 people started the direct entry to superintendent scheme in 2015 <br>• 8 people started the direct entry to superintendent scheme in 2016. <br>• 6 people started the direct entry to superintendent scheme in 2017. <br>• 4 people started the direct entry to superintendent scheme in 2018.</p><p><br>Information on which forces recruited Direct Entry Superintendents or Inspectors is not held centrally by the Home Office.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL16591 question first answered 08/07/2019 14:13:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

874374

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 13 March (HL5787), what has been the cost to date of (1) recruiting, and (2) training, police officers recruited via the Direct Entry Superintendents Scheme since that Scheme was introduced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL6757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2018 answer text <p>Direct entry offers the opportunity to widen the talent pool from where we attract our police officers and will bring in people from a diverse range of backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>According to the College of Policing, which is responsible for delivery of the direct entry schemes, 29 direct entry superintendents have been appointed since the scheme began in 2014 (9 in 2014, 6 in 2015, 8 in 2016, 6 in 2017).</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of direct entry allowed professionals from other sectors to join policing at a senior rank for the first time, with recruits drawn from occupational backgrounds including: academia; banking; business; law; local and national government.</p><p> </p><p>To date, the Home Office has provided £12.2 million to enable the recruitment and training of direct entrants. This funding has covered the salary costs of superintendent recruits, as well as supported the recruitment and training of direct entrants at both superintendent and inspector level. Next year the College of Policing will be publishing an evaluation of the implementation of direct entry, which will include specific funding and delivery data.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6755 HL6756 question first answered 13/04/2018 13:59:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

874372

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 13 March (HL5787), what were the occupational backgrounds of those police officers recruited via the Direct Entry Superintendents Scheme in each year since that Scheme was introduced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL6756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2018 answer text <p>Direct entry offers the opportunity to widen the talent pool from where we attract our police officers and will bring in people from a diverse range of backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>According to the College of Policing, which is responsible for delivery of the direct entry schemes, 29 direct entry superintendents have been appointed since the scheme began in 2014 (9 in 2014, 6 in 2015, 8 in 2016, 6 in 2017).</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of direct entry allowed professionals from other sectors to join policing at a senior rank for the first time, with recruits drawn from occupational backgrounds including: academia; banking; business; law; local and national government.</p><p> </p><p>To date, the Home Office has provided £12.2 million to enable the recruitment and training of direct entrants. This funding has covered the salary costs of superintendent recruits, as well as supported the recruitment and training of direct entrants at both superintendent and inspector level. Next year the College of Policing will be publishing an evaluation of the implementation of direct entry, which will include specific funding and delivery data.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6755 HL6757 question first answered 13/04/2018 13:59:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

874371

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 13 March (HL5787), whether they will now answer the question asked, namely how many police officers have been recruited via the Direct Entry Superintendents Scheme in each year since that Scheme was introduced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL6755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2018 answer text <p>Direct entry offers the opportunity to widen the talent pool from where we attract our police officers and will bring in people from a diverse range of backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>According to the College of Policing, which is responsible for delivery of the direct entry schemes, 29 direct entry superintendents have been appointed since the scheme began in 2014 (9 in 2014, 6 in 2015, 8 in 2016, 6 in 2017).</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of direct entry allowed professionals from other sectors to join policing at a senior rank for the first time, with recruits drawn from occupational backgrounds including: academia; banking; business; law; local and national government.</p><p> </p><p>To date, the Home Office has provided £12.2 million to enable the recruitment and training of direct entrants. This funding has covered the salary costs of superintendent recruits, as well as supported the recruitment and training of direct entrants at both superintendent and inspector level. Next year the College of Policing will be publishing an evaluation of the implementation of direct entry, which will include specific funding and delivery data.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6756 HL6757 question first answered 13/04/2018 13:59:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

846825

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police officers have been recruited via the Direct Entry Superintendents Scheme in each year since that scheme was introduced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL5787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Direct entry offers the opportunity to widen the talent pool from where we attract our police officers and will bring in people from a diverse range of backgrounds. The introduction of direct entry allowed professionals from other sectors to join policing at a senior rank for the first time. These individuals have demonstrated that it is possible to join at this rank and gain the skills and competencies required to perform the job while also bringing a fresh perspective to police leadership.</p><p>The College of Policing is responsible for delivery of the direct entry scheme and will be publishing an evaluation fo the implementation of direct entry next year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/03/2018 14:26:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott