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Former Alliance with West Mercia

An image showing two connected spheres, each with their own collection of sub-spheresWarwickshire Police operated in a strategic alliance with West Mercia Police from 2012-2020, with many services delivered jointly across each policing area.

One of the prime catalysts for the alliance was the necessity for the two forces to reduce their costs by £35 million as part of the government’s comprehensive spending review. However, it was also recognised that the benefits for both forces were far broader than financial, including delivery of greater operational and organisational resilience, protecting frontline policing resources and ensuring processes were lean and more effective.

In October 2018, the Chief Constable and PCC of West Mercia announced that they were terminating the alliance agreement with effect from October 2019.  The Home Secretary subsequently directed that the alliance should continue for a further six months to provide additional time for the two forces to transition their service provision to their future independent states.

The alliance formerly came to end in April 2020, when the two forces reached a financial settlement.

This page documents the governance meetings that took place under the alliance, as well as the new arrangements which have been put in place during the transitional period.

 

Alliance Transition Governance Group

Since the termination of the alliance was announced, a new strategic meeting has been established to discuss governance issues as the two forces transition to their post-alliance states.  The Alliance Transition Governance Group (ATGG) consists of the PCC, their counterpart in West Mercia, their respective Chief Executives and Chief Officers within the two police forces.

Below you can find the published minutes of these meetings.  Minutes are published once ratified at the subsequent meeting:

  • 7 January 2020 – awaiting ratification
  • 11 February 2020 – awaiting ratification
  • 16 March 2020 – scheduled.

Alliance Governance Group

Previously, the Alliance Governance Group met on a monthly basis to discuss issues and make decisions related to how the alliance of the two police forces worked.

Below you can find the published minutes of those meetings, commencing May 2016.

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 26 May 2016

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 29 June 2016

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 28 September 2016

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 26 October 2016

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 30 November 2016

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 21 December 2016

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 24 January 2017

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 22 February 2017

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 29 March 2017

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 27 April 2017

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 24 May 2017

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 28 June 2017

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 26 July 2017

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 30 August 2017

September 2017 – No Meeting held

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 11 October 2017

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 15 November 2017

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 13 December 2017

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 17 January 2018

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 14 February 2018

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 18 March 2018

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 18 April 2018

May 2018 – No meeting held

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 13 June 2018

July 2018 – No meeting held

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 15 August 2018

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 12 September 2018

October 2018 – No meeting held

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 14 November 2018

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 12 December 2018

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 16 January 2019

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 13 February 2019

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 13 March 2019

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 10 April 2019

Alliance Governance Group Minutes – 15 May 2019

June 2019 – To follow once ratified at subsequent meeting

July 2019 – No meeting held

August 2019 – No meeting held

September 2019 – No meeting held

October 2019 – No meeting held

November  2019 – No meeting held

December 2019 – No meeting held