📋 Tender Overview
Following positive feedback from a four-week consultation on Polices Tactical Response Model Police Minister Poto Williams has welcomed the next steps of trials in Northland Counties Manukau Waikato and Central districts.Police held more than 570 engagement sessions in communities across the country with iwi Pacific and ethnic communities as well all other agencies. The feedback was positive and no changes have been made to the Tactical Response Model prior to its rollout.In September the Government announced 15 million of new funding for the new Tactical Response Model the expansion of the Frontline Skills Enhancement Course and an additional 78 constabulary staff and 28 intelligence analysts.As Police Minister I am committed to ensuring Police have the people resources and legislation they need to keep themselves and our communities safe said Poto Williams.Thats why we provided this funding to accelerate the new Tactical Response Model to increase the training and capability of frontline staff.Our Police go above and beyond what is expected to keep our communities safe. I want each and every one of them to get home safely to their whnau at the end of the day. This Governments record investment in Police has seen more officers than ever before tackling gangs and organised crime. The Tactical Response Model is a further tool to keep our officers safe so they in turn can keep our communities safe.The Tactical Response Model has been developed alongside frontline staff and has been consulted on with a wide range of community partners. It is something our Police staff have asked for and will help deliver the levels of safety our communities expect. I am looking forward to seeing how it works in practice on the frontline Poto Williams said.Police achievementsThe Governments record investment in Police has resulted in 2695 new police officers on the frontlineThe Police workforce is larger than it has ever been under any previous government surpassing 14000This Government is on track to deliver 1800 extra constables by June 2023Police have seized over 500m in cash and assets from gangs and criminals in four years alone. Translated thats the equivalent of 1.6 billion removed from the illicit economy.Operation Tauwhiro our crackdown on gangs and organised crime has resulted in 1091 firearms seized 5.5 million in cash seized and 940 people have been arrested in relation to firearms offences
