Improvements at Nottinghamshire Police but ‘more work to do’, says HMICFRS
Nottinghamshire Police has carried out “considerable work” to make improvements, the police inspectorate has said after it identified three causes of concern during an inspection last year.
While two of these have now been closed, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said there is “still more work to do”.
HMICFRS inspected Nottinghamshire Police in January 2024 as part of its PEEL programme.
“During our inspection, we identified three causes of concern, two of which were issued in March 2024 as accelerated causes of concern,” it said.
“In July 2024, we published our PEEL 2023-25 inspection report of Nottinghamshire Police, in which we issued the third cause of concern.”
The causes of concern were that the force:
- Needed to improve how it manages, supervises and carries out effective investigations, and make sure that victims get the support they need;
- Did not have adequate processes, planning or governance arrangements in place to monitor performance effectively or identify areas where improvement is required; and
- Needed to make sure that neighbourhood police officers and police community support officers are not diverted away from their main duties to deal with other areas of demand.
In January and February this year, HMICFRS revisited the force to review its progress against the causes of concern.
This has resulted in the closure of the causes of concern related to monitoring performance and neighbourhood policing.
His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary Roy Wilsher said: “I am pleased that Nottinghamshire Police has improved. We recognise the considerable work that the force has carried out to support these improvements.
“It has addressed our concerns in relation to leadership and force management, and preventing and deterring crime. As a result, we have closed these two causes of concern.
“There is one cause of concern remaining. This relates to how the force carries out effective investigations leading to satisfactory results for victims.
“I am pleased with the progress the force has made in a short period of time and its plans to continue to improve in this area. Despite good progress being made, there is still more work to do. This cause of concern remains under review.
“We will continue to monitor the force’s progress through continuous inspection activity, including a planned victim service assessment, and our Policing Performance Oversight Group.”
Chief Constable Kate Meynell said they had “worked exceptionally hard” to address the concerns that were raised and was “pleased” the progress Nottinghamshire Police was making had been recognised