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Police Now is a British charity supporting the recruitment of police officers across England & Wales. The social enterprise works with 31 of 43 police forces.


History

Police Now was initially set up as a graduate scheme by former Detective Chief Inspector David Spencer and Detective Superintendent Tor Garnett at the Metropolitan Police Service. Following its incubation within the Metropolitan Police, Police Now became an independent charitable social enterprise in April 2016. The scheme was inspired by
Teach First Teach First (also Teach First Cymru) is a social enterprise registered as a charity which aims to address educational disadvantage in England and Wales. Teach First coordinates an employment-based teaching training programme whereby participa ...
, the educational initiative that recruits graduates into schools.


Activities

Police Now recruit graduates into policing across
England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
and
Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
. The charity delivers two programme recruiting future Neighbourhood Police Officers and direct entry Detectives. Police Now is known for its focus on recruiting a diverse range of people into policing with a particular focus on recruiting
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people. The social enterprise believes the wider policing sector can do more to advance diversity and inclusion. Police forces in the UK often come under scrutiny for their lack of diversity. During a recruitment campaign arguing that police forces needed to reflect the communities they serve, Lord Woolley, a trustee of the charity, claimed the lack of diversity in UK police forces could be attributed to
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and criminalisation of young black men for minor offences.


Governance

Police Now's board of trustees is chaired by Sir Ian Powell. The organisation is a registered charity, and a registered company limited by guarantee.


The charity has appointed a number of notable trustees

* Helen Ball, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police * Louisa Rolfe, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police *
Simon Woolley, Baron Woolley of Woodford Sir Simon Andrew Woolley CBE, Baron Woolley of Woodford (born 24 December 1961), is a British politician and activist. He founded and was director of Operation Black Vote (OBV), is a trustee of the charity Police Now, and has been Principal of ...
, Political activist and politician * James Bowler, Senior Civil Servant * Rhammel Afflick, Political activist * Judith Clegg, Entrepreneur and author


References

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