Police officers to be told they must get work licence or face dismissal

According to the Home Office, every police officer in England and Wales will be required to have a licence to continue working. Under a standardized scheme similar to ones for lawyers or doctors, they will have to demonstrate that they have the right skills in areas such as combating violence against women and girls or being barred from their careers. Ministers will be granted new powers to dismiss chief constables and intervene in forces that are currently ineffective, according to separate plans unveiled on Friday. The proposals are part of a slew of reforms from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who has pledged to oversee the largest shake-up of policing in decades.

Officers will have to practice their licence to practice throughout their careers by staying up to date with the most up-to-date techniques and guidance. Training will be rolled out in phases. The aim is that the new standardised curriculum would be easier to follow across all 43 police forces in England and Wales.

Every police officer must keep their families safe.

We expect police to change more rapidly as crime continues,Crime and Policing Minister Sarah Jones said.Every officer will be equipped with the skills and abilities to do the job, whether new to the service or a veteran of the police.

Last week, it was revealed that the home secretary would be given new powers to fire police chiefs. On Friday, additional statutory powers were extended to ministers, who will be able to order the

retirement, resignation, or suspension

of police chief constables who are behaving poorly. Only police and crime commissioners currently hold the position. If crime solving rates or response times are poor, ministers will also be able to send

specialized teams

to turn around police. New policing targets will be introduced and made available to the public, according to the government. Mahmood wrote a tweet in a statement,

It is vital that the people know what they want from their services. It comes after Mahmood's chief constable Craig Guildford lost faith in him after Israeli football fanswere barred from a match against Aston Villa. He later retired from the force. Sir Andy Cooke, who leads His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), supported the proposals. The body evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of police forces independently.

Where a police force is failing the public, there must be a concrete, fair system to ensure that complaints are addressed promptly. Inspectorate is a critical component of the system, according to him.

These changes will help ensure that under-performance is quickly addressed while still assisting forces to respond more effectively, ensuring that every community gets the policing it so richly deserves. The home secretary will tell the police chief tosignificantly

reduce the number of forces from its current level of 43, as part of her reforms initiative on Monday, and tell them to concentrate on serious and organized crime.

Police's new system has entrenched a postcode lottery in what the public sees but also how officers are led, supported, and treated, according to the Police Federation of England and Wales. "Mewer forces can't promise more or better policing for communities. If the public and officers are going to see change in the real world, skills, capabilities, and equipment must be redesigned.