Police Now

Police Now
Formation2015; 11 years ago (2015)
FounderTor Garnett
David Spencer
TypeRegistered Charity and Company limited by guarantee
Registration no.1168427
FocusPolice Officer Recruitment
Headquarters203 Blackfriars Road
Location
Coordinates51°30′16″N 0°06′15″W / 51.5045°N 0.10419°W / 51.5045; -0.10419
Services
  • National Graduate Leadership Programme
  • National Detective Programme
Chair
Sir Ian Powell
Affiliations
Budget£12.8 m GBP (2024)
Revenue£10.5 m GBP (2024)
Staff115 (2024)
Websitewww.policenow.org.uk

Police Now is a Times Top 100 Graduate Employer and the only national graduate entry route into policing across England and Wales.[1]

It recruits, trains, and develops graduates to become exceptional police officers and detectives via its National Graduate Programme. Graduates on the programme train in one of four policing specialisms: neighbourhood, detective, economic crime, or counter terrorism[2].

Police Now’s mission is to transform communities, reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, and increase the public’s confidence in the police service by recruiting, developing and inspiring outstanding and diverse individuals to be leaders in society and on the policing frontline[3].

Diversity, Representation and Innovation

Police Now believes that policing needs to be more representative of the communities it serves and supports police forces towards achieving this goal.  

It consistently recruits more women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds via its programme than policing achieves nationally, and over half of officers recruited to the programme had never considered a career in policing before seeing the opportunities presented by Police Now – bringing new perspectives and difference to the service[4].  

Police Now recognised the need to provide a clear graduate route into policing that competed with other highly regarded sectors, to allow policing to widen its talent pool. It was the first to offer direct-entry graduate routes into neighbourhood policing and detective careers (including counter terrorism and economic crime)[5] – helping to pioneer the approach across England and Wales and reach new demographics.

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.[6] Following its incubation within the Metropolitan Police, Police Now became an independent charitable social enterprise in April 2016.[7] The scheme was inspired by Teach First, the educational initiative that recruits graduates into schools.[8][9]

Activities

Police Now recruit graduates into policing across England and Wales.[10] The charity delivers two programme recruiting future Neighbourhood Police Officers and direct entry Detectives.[11][12]

Police Now is known for its focus on recruiting a diverse range of people into policing with a particular focus on recruiting Black, Asian and minority ethnic people. The social enterprise believes the wider policing sector can do more to advance diversity and inclusion.[13] Police forces in the UK often come under scrutiny for their lack of diversity.[14] 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 stop and search and criminalisation of young black men for minor offences.[15]

Governance

Police Now's board of trustees is chaired by Sir Ian Powell. The organisation is a registered charity,[16] and a registered company limited by guarantee.[17]

The charity has appointed a number of notable trustees

References

  1. ^ "Police Now website – homepage". Police Now. London. Retrieved 2 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Police Now website – Programme Overview". Police Now. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  3. ^ "Police Now website – About Us". Police Now. Retrieved 2 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Police Now website – news – 'A Decade of Transformation: Police Now publishes its 10-year impact report'". Police Now. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Police Now – Decade of Transformation Report". Police Now. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Urwin, Rosamund (9 October 2014). "The new blue line: meet two Detective Inspectors with a difference". www.standard.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Police Now Cohort 1 Final Evaluation Report" (PDF) – via www.london.gov.uk.
  8. ^ Williams, Sally (16 June 2023). "How Police Now is reviving urban community policing" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Police Now: The beat generation". CIPD People Profession.
  10. ^ "A new beat". 6 September 2019 – via PR Newswire.
  11. ^ "A new beat". The Economist. 20 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Graduates can become detectives in just 12 weeks with new Police Now scheme". Blasting News. 11 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Written evidence submitted by Police Now". 1 June 2020 – via UK Parliament.
  14. ^ "Police force diversity is improving in the UK – but there's a long way to go". 4 June 2020 – via UK Parliament.
  15. ^ Townsend, Mark (1 November 2020). "Stop and search 'makes it harder to hire black police officers'". The Observer – via The Guardian.
  16. ^ "POLICE NOW - Charity 1168427". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk.
  17. ^ "Company no. 09922205. POLICE NOW overview". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.

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