bureaucracy

The police reforms discussed in the media today, aimed at cutting bureaucracy and freeing up police time, seem very sensible.  It is also noticeable that the reforms come from the police themselves, not from some incompetent government minister, which probably goes a long way to explaining why the police would benefit so much from them.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith had this to say:
 
She said she accepted the need for an urgent reduction in red tape, adding that it would "make a real difference to every community".  "Sir Ronnie has identified several measures through which we can cut bureaucracy," Ms Smith said.  "Just from his proposal on case file management, we could save 400,000 hours of police time - that is the equivalent of 200 officers." 

I'm sure this is true, but maybe you should ask where all the red tape and bureaucracy came from in the first place? A power-hungry centralised government perhaps?

 Tom Richmond

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