“You’re joking, not another one?”

Just days after the latest amendments to police conduct regulations came into force, the Home Office announced yet another review of police misconduct procedures. At what point do continual reforms stop improving the system and start undermining it?
West Midlands Police Federation conduct and performance lead Dave Hadley has written a blog setting out his views after the Home Office announced at the end of last month that it had launched an ‘end-to-end’ review into the police accountability system.
The review will be chaired by Dame Lynne Owens, a former Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and a former Director General of the National Crime Agency, and Jason Beer KC who are expected to report back within six months.
It will look at how police officers are held to account, identify barriers that can delay outcomes, and consider how the system can be made faster, fairer and more effective.
— Read on polfed.org/westmids/news-and-events/news/2026/you-re-joking-not-another-one/