Outstanding Gradings for Humberside Police

Humberside Police have received three “outstanding” gradings across eight areas of core policing, the highest out of any other force in the UK, in the latest HMICFRS inspection report which has been released today

The inspections took place from January to June this year, and look at eight key areas of policing including police powers, prevention, responding to the public, protecting vulnerable people, investigations, managing offenders, workforce, and leadership.

Following the release of the results, Chief Constable Judi Heaton said:

“I am delighted with the report, which is a true testament and credit to all officers, staff and volunteers who have contributed and played their part in this achievement. It has been a team effort by colleagues across all roles in the force and I hope that they are all as proud as I am today.

“Humberside Police is one of the top performing forces in the UK, and the journey we have been on since 2017 when the force was in what was then referred to as “special measures”, highlights exactly how far we have come to be awarded outstanding grades.

“Even with our transformation and improvements, this will always remain as a journey for us; we will never be complacent, and we will always strive to achieve.”

HMICRFS carry out inspections of all police forces and fire and rescue services across the UK, to ensure the best possible service is being delivered to the public and to flag any areas of concern.

This is the first inspection and report that has utilised a new methodology and evaluation process and is different to previous reports compiled as to the criteria and how gradings are awarded.

Humberside Police received three outstanding grades for prevention and deterrence, protecting vulnerable people and building and supporting the workforce, which is the highest number of outstanding grades of any force, four good grades in use of powers, responding to the public, managing offenders, and leadership and management and one requires improvement for investigations, which mainly highlighted some required the need for more regular supervision, and more through completion of standardised templates.

Chief Constable Heaton continued:

“The report recognised our successes in keeping people safe, reducing crime and ensuring victims are given an effective service and this is undoubtedly down to the hard work of our teams across the force.  

“The grades achieved by the force are testament to the steadfast commitment of our officers, staff and volunteers.

“Despite the many challenges faced in policing, not least the violent disorder we saw over the summer, they have been relentless in their pursuit of achieving excellence and indeed our performance has improved in several areas since the Inspection.

“However, with any comprehensive inspection, there are always areas where there remains room for improvement, and this is something that we will now focus on to ensure we deliver the best possible service to our communities. We are always continuously improving with more processes, policies and procedures developed and embedded.

“The support of the public and our partner agencies is key for us to maintain the service we are able to provide and I want to offer my personal thanks, as we are in a stronger position now than we ever have been before.

“There remains a way to go, but I can offer my assurance that we are determined, and we will succeed in continuing to provide our communities with the exceptional level of service they deserve from their police force.”

To view the report in full, visit Humberside - His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (justiceinspectorates.gov.uk)