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06 September 2011 | Police funding cuts are high on MPs' agenda

  • The Sheffield Star references Policy Exchange report Cost of the Cops and its finding that more than 14,500 police officers failed to make any arrests last year.

  • 06 September 2011 | Judge us on service not numbers, says police chief

  • The Western Morning News reports on Devon and Cornwall police reaction to Policy Exchange report Cost of the Cops, quoting Head of Crime & Justice Blair Gibbs arguing that the surge of police funding since 2001 has been inefficiently spent.

  • 06 September 2011 | Police shun uniforms to work

  • The Daily Express cites the recommendation from Policy Exchange's latest report Cost of the Cops that police officers should wear their uniforms on the way to and from work. This would be the equivalent of an extra 1,200 visible officers to the public.

  • 05 September 2011 | Greater outsourcing by police will protect frontline jobs, says thinktank

  • The Guardian's Professional section covers Policy Exchange's latest report Cost of the Cops, referencing its recommendation for police forces to outsource back office functions, thereby saving money and releasing police officers for front line duties.

  • 05 September 2011 | Police presence

  • The Evening Standard cites the proposal from Policy Exchange report Cost of the Cops for police officers to wear uniform to and from work in order to increase police visibility.

  • 05 September 2011 | Met 'caution culture' lets 16,000 violent criminals avoid courts

  • Blair Gibbs, Head of Crime & Justice at Policy Exchange, is quoted by The Evening Standard condemning the use of cautions by police on offenders who have committed serious and violent crimes.

  • 05 September 2011 | Anger over police who made no arrests in whole year

  • The Yorkshire Post reports on the latest Policy Exchange report - Cost of the Cops - quoting co-author of the report Blair Gibbs arguing that inefficient police staffing practices have cost the taxpayer over half a billion pounds since 2006.

  • 05 September 2011 | Police 'doing civvy roles'

  • The Scotsman reports the finding from Policy Exchange report Cost of the Cops that by employing front line police officers in back office roles, rather than staffing them with civilians, the police have been wasting £150m a year.

  • 05 September 2011 | Think tank backs police cuts proposals

  • Public Service magazine covers Policy Exchange's recently released report Cost of the Cops. They quote Head of Crime & Justice Blair Gibbs - co-author of the report - arguing that the police have wasted over £500m employing front line police officers in back office roles.

  • 05 September 2011 | Politics Live blog - Monday 5 September

  • Policy Exchange's latest report Cost of the Cops is mentioned in The Guardian's Politics Live blog, which quotes Head of Crime & Justice's Blair Gibbs from his earlier Today Programme appearance.