Current Areas of Activity for Working Together

Several projects are currently active under the umbrella of joint working. This table is not an exhaustive list but indicative of some major areas of work.

Project	Work Involved	Expected Benefits
Strategic Roads Policing	Intelligence Tasking Regional Roads Policing Team ANPR technology Skills and training	Build public confidence. Reduce the risk to local communities by disrupting organised crime groups working across the region and helping to reduce road casualties.
Regional Intelligence Unit	Mapping criminal activity Sharing intelligence with Force Intelligence Bureaux Tackle serious and organised crime and cross border criminality.	Improve public confidence. Disrupt organised crime groups working across the region.
Contingency Planning	Skills and resources register across all four forces Formalised agreement for guaranteed support from all 4 forces during a major incident Guide prepared with emergency procedures and protocols.	Improved and faster response to major incidents. Improve public confidence. Identify cost savings through improved procedures and reliable resources.
Public Order	Cross-force procurement to provide cost savings and efficiencies across the region Identify opportunities to standardise equipment Mutual aid agreements in place	Increase connectivity. Improve effectiveness of training coordination. Substantial cost savings through effective procurement. Improve public confidence.
Roads Policing Fatal Investigations and Collisions	Audit of expertise and equipment Scoping benefits of regionally based specialist team	Reduce risk. Improve public confidence.
Harmonisation of HR Policies & Processes	Finding common practices across all 4 forces for HR and recruitment	Streamline process. Flexible workforce that can move across all 4 regions.
Employment Model Lead Force/Authority	South Yorkshire Police Authority to take on the role as lead employer for Yorkshire and the Humber staff and officers	Secure permanent roles for regional staff. Improve public confidence.
Operation Impact	Four forces working together to deliver ‘days of action’ to maximise resources for the overall benefit of the region.	Disrupt cross-border criminality and supporting neighbourhood policing teams. Improve public confidence.
Procurement	Joint procurement strategy to reduce overhead costs by shared economies of scale	Reduce overall costs for the four forces. Stronger powers of negotiation for future procurement. Provide the public with value for money.