Police forces in Engage

Devon and Cornwall Police

2022

The force’s crime recording has deteriorated since our last inspection. It doesn’t always record crimes against vulnerable victims, particularly violent or behavioural crimes, and anti-social behaviour.
The force does not answer, or respond to, emergency or non-emergency calls within adequate timeframes, and too many calls are abandoned. Identification of repeat and vulnerable callers is missed, and callers are not always given the appropriate advice on preservation of evidence or crime prevention. This cause of concern was closed on 27 September 2024.
The force is unable to adequately manage registered sexual and violent offenders which means an increasing risk of further offending may not be identified.

Lincolnshire Police

December 2024

We have moved Lincolnshire Police into Engage because the force:

needs to attend calls for service in line with its published target attendance times;
needs to improve how it allocates, supervises and carries out investigations to make sure victims get the support they need;
needs to make sure that it has the capacity and capability to manage the risks posed to the public by registered sex offenders;
needs to improve its understanding of demand; and
doesn’t have adequate strategic plans in place.

Metropolitan Police Service

2022

The Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) counter-corruption arrangements related to the findings of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel:
1. The MPS’s lack of proactive work to gather counter-corruption intelligence is a cause of concern.
Concerns identified in PEEL 2020/21 inspection:
1. The force needs to improve how it answers 101 calls for service and how it identifies vulnerability at the first point of contact. This cause of concern was closed on 13 November 2024.
Concerns in relation to systematic failings in both performance and governance as identified in inspection reports in recent years.
In October 2023, two accelerated causes of concern were issued because the force’s approach to child protection is putting vulnerable children at risk:
1. The force needs to improve how it identifies and assesses risks, and how it responds, when children are reported missing.
2. The force should improve its investigations when children are at risk of, or harmed by, criminal or sexual exploitation.

Nottinghamshire Police

March 2024

Nottinghamshire Police has been moved into Engage because:

the force needs to improve how it manages, supervises and carries out effective investigations, and make sure that victims get the support they need; and
the force doesn’t have adequate processes, planning or governance arrangements in place to monitor performance effectively or identify areas where improvement is required.

Last updated: 6 December 2024