Northumbria Police have released a response to the recent PEEL report.
PEEL stands for Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy programme. The evidence collected by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary’s is used to assess the standard of police forces in the area. HMIC has introduced these assessments so that the public will be able to judge the performance of their force and policing as a whole.
HMIC has judged Northumbria to be ‘good’ on its overall effectiveness in reducing crime and keeping people safe.
This comes after The PEEL assessment for Effectiveness judged the force as good, but the PEEL legitimacy report judged the force as ‘requiring improvement’.
Chief Constable Steve Ashman said: “Protecting the vulnerable in our communities is our number one priority, it is therefore pleasing that HMIC have assessed Northumbria Police to be good at keeping people safe and reducing crime.
“As a large metropolitan force, we are particularly proud of the acknowledgement by HMIC that our staff understand that the needs of each victim are paramount and that we have good arrangements with our partners to support vulnerable victims.”
This comes after The PEEL assessment for Effectiveness judged the force as good, but the PEEL legitimacy report judged the force as ‘requiring improvement’.
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird, said: “In Northumbria, protecting and supporting vulnerable victims is an absolute priority so we are pleased the findings of this report reflect this. We’re repeatedly praised for having a good knowledge and understanding of the communities we serves – proving our neighbourhood teams are listening and we’re working hard to deliver what the public wants.
“While we are pleased, we are not complacent. We want to keep raising the bar, making improvements and ensuring the best interests of the victim and community remain at the heart of all we do. The Chief Constable and I are determined to do all we can to preserve our high policing standards and our national reputation for victim satisfaction.”