The six Police Forces and Police Authorities from the Eastern Region have published their Collaboration Strategy to cover 2009-12.

The document details the overarching strategy to deliver collaboration and joint working between the police forces and authorities within the Eastern Region. The Strategy outlines what can be achieved through collaboration and how we have agreed to work together in order to improve the services we are able to deliver to our communities.

We will build on the progress already made in realising efficiencies and improving the resilience and responsiveness of frontline services, particularly those focused on tackling major, serious and organised crime. At a time when all public services are expected to deliver more with less collaboration provides a significant opportunity to drive efficiencies within support services and to build operational capacity and capability.

The Strategy is an important milestone in the development of joint working across the Eastern Region and outlines a collaborative programme which comprises of a rich mix of initiatives which will enable us to modernise and improve a range of operational and support services.