Police integrity inspection programme
We are inspecting the professional standards, vetting and counter-corruption arrangements in police forces in England and Wales. These elements form our Integrity programme of inspections.
We will address the following questions.
- How effectively does the force vet its officers and staff?
- How effectively does the force promote high standards of behaviour in its workforce?
- How effectively does the force identify, handle, and investigate potential breaches of the standards of professional behaviour?
- Does the force hold police officers and staff accountable for their behaviour in a way that is proportionate, fair and consistent?
- How effectively does the force protect the information it holds?
- How effectively does the force tackle corruption (including potential corruption)?
Our methodology
The content, structure and focus of the inspection has been developed to reflect the policing landscape in relation to public complaints and police conduct, and the views gathered from extensive external consultation.
All police forces inspected in this programme will receive a separate graded judgment for vetting, PSD and counter-corruption.
Read the methodology: Police integrity inspection programme
Previous inspections and reports
In 2023, we paused our previous programme for assessing forces’ vetting arrangements, and how they identify and tackle corruption. This left nine forces still to be inspected under that programme. This was to allow for the development of the Integrity inspection programme which includes professional standards departments (PSD).
The nine forces that are yet to be inspected for vetting and counter-corruption will be the first to have Integrity inspections. There is no change to the vetting and counter-corruption methodology for these forces. This is to ensure fairness against those forces previously inspected in the programme. These forces are:
- Avon and Somerset
- Derbyshire
- Devon and Cornwall
- Hampshire
- Lincolnshire
- North Yorkshire
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Wiltshire