Derbyshire PEEL 2017

This question was not inspected in 2017. The grade and findings from last year’s inspection still stand.

This question was not inspected in 2017. The grade and findings from last year’s inspection still stand.

Derbyshire Constabulary is good at protecting vulnerable people from harm and supporting victims.

Examples of effective practice include:

• excellent relationships with partner organisations, to support vulnerable people and meet the needs of victims;
• frontline officers and staff are confident about recognising the signs of vulnerability and identifying appropriate safeguarding measures;
• the force has adopted an enhanced process for handling calls about domestic abuse; and
• officers conduct effective risk assessments at domestic abuse incidents and record good quality information, which underpins an effective referral process.

The force is well organised in how it manages the risk posed by dangerous and sexual offenders. However, the specialist team would benefit from improved access to mobile technology. The force should consider accelerating its planned technology update for this team.

This question was not inspected in 2017. The grade and findings from last year’s inspection still stand.

National threats often require forces to work together, across force boundaries. These threats include terrorism, large-scale disorder and civil emergencies. We examined the capabilities in place to respond to these threats, in particular a firearms attack.

Most positively, the force:

• works constructively with other organisations to build its capabilities to respond to national threats;
• tests its skills in training exercises;
• analyses major incidents and training exercises to identify improvements and best practice; and
• has developed an adequate understanding of the threat to the public from an armed attack.