Chief Supt Alison Rose, who has taken the helm of Bradford South division, is leading a new system in a bid to get more uniformed officers on to the streets.

Just days into her new role, the straight-talking police chief has already told officers of the change, which kicks in on Monday.

Chief Supt Rose told the Yorkshire Post: "By next Monday morning there will be a completely different system in place for tasking police officers in Bradford South. It is about me and my managers making the system better to free them up to get out of the building."

A new system has already been introduced to enable Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and Police Constables to start work on the streets as soon as they come on to duty.

She said her priority is to "get back to basics, to what policing is about" – making sure that the uniformed officers are out on patrol to prevent and deter crime.

"There has been an awful lot of bureaucracy put on the shoulders of police officers who want to do the best they can. My priority is to give people a clear purpose in life and let them get on with it," she said.

"There is a very clear message from the Chief Constable. One of the reasons he gave me this job was to say, 'let's get neighbourhood policing working for local people.' He has empowered me to deliver that."

Formally the lead officer for the Drugs Intervention Programme (DIP) and Integrated Offender Management Programme (IOM) within West Yorkshire Police, Chief Supt Rose joined the force in 1979 and has spent the majority of her career within Crime Investigation.

She added: "As commander, I am taking over the care of a large number of very dedicated people at Bradford South who are working hard to keep local communities in Bradford safe. My job is to support them as best as I can."