Nottinghamshire Police has made improvements and has therefore
been removed from an enhanced level of monitoring by the police
inspectorate.
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue
Services (HMICFRS) continuously monitors the performance of all
police forces in England.
The monitoring process consists of two stages: Scan and Engage.
All police forces are in routine monitoring under the Scan stage
by default, but may be escalated to enhanced monitoring under the
Engage stage if they are not effectively addressing the
inspectorate's concerns.
Nottinghamshire Police was moved into Engage on 11 March 2024.
His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire &
Rescue Services, Sir Andy Cooke has decided to remove
Nottinghamshire Police from Engage because it has made
improvements. These include:
- its management of crime, including supervision of crime and
oversight of performance;
- its leadership and force management, including making
progress in governance and the use of data. The chief officer
team was visible and accessible, and inspectors found a positive
culture and active participation in change across the workforce;
and
- the way it is preventing and deterring crime, by addressing
the issue of neighbourhood officers and staff being unable to
spend enough time working in their communities.
Each police force is overseen by one of the HM Inspectors of
Constabulary. HM Inspector Roy Wilsher has responsibility for
Nottinghamshire Police. He said:
“I am pleased with the good progress that Nottinghamshire Police
has made so far. While there is still work to do, I have
recommended removing the service from our enhanced level of
monitoring, known as Engage, and return it to routine monitoring.
“We are reassured by the plans the police force has in place to
continue making improvements, particularly in relation to crime
investigation, leadership, force management and neighbourhood
policing. We will continue to assess its progress to make sure
the people of Nottinghamshire are getting the service they
deserve.”
