Police Federation Chairman John Apter on police recruitment and bail

The video discusses the challenges and issues with the current police recruitment formula, which is seen as inadequate despite being an improvement over previous systems. The need to recruit 55,000 officers to achieve a net increase of 20,000 is highlighted, along with the unrealistic expectations of immediate results from the government. The video also addresses the complexities of modern policing, including the impact of changes to the bail system, which have led to delays in case processing due to ignored professional concerns.

What is the expected timeline for seeing the impact of increased police recruitment?

What issues were ignored when the original changes to bail were introduced?