Lancashire Police Authority ‘Performs Well’
Lancashire Police Authority ’performs well’, according to an independent report released on 25 November 2009 by the Audit Commission and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC).
On a scale from one to four the joint inspection team assessed the Authority’s performance as ‘three – performing well’.
Inspectors found the Authority is doing a good job in key areas covered by the assessment. The Inspectors found that the Police Authority has a good strategic overview and is effective at monitoring the Constabulary’s performance and plans to improve. The Authority also understands communities’ needs across Lancashire and makes sure that they are properly reflected in local policing to such an extent that the joint inspectorates’ felt they excelled in this area. The Authority has played an important role in improving how Lancashire Constabulary recruits and retains a workforce that better reflects the county’s diverse population.
Although the report highlights a number of strengths in the Authority's performance, where improvements are needed we will address these carefully, looking at all of the reports and feedback that the Authority has received and implementing a planned process designed to ensure continual improvements.
The full report and press releases issued by the Inspectors and the Authority can be accessed below:
Inspectors Final Press Release
LPA Press Release on Inspection
