South Yorkshire 2018/19
Read more about South YorkshireThis is HMICFRS’s fifth PEEL (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy) assessment of South Yorkshire Police. PEEL is designed to give you information about how your local police force is performing in several important areas, in a way that is comparable both across England and Wales, and year on year.
South Yorkshire Police was inspected in tranche two and we found:
the extent to which the force is effective at reducing crime and keeping people safe is good.
the extent to which the force operates efficiently and sustainably is good.
the extent to which the force treats the public and its workforce legitimately is good.
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PEEL: Police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy 2018/19 – South Yorkshire Police
Phil Gormley, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary
HMI's observations
I am very pleased with South Yorkshire Police’s performance in keeping people safe and reducing crime. In particular, it is outstanding in how it maintains an ethical culture.
The force is good at preventing crime and anti-social behaviour. It is good at investigating crime and continues to use its improved investigative processes across the organisation. While the force has improved how well it protects vulnerable people, it still doesn’t always respond to them quickly enough.
The force has improved some of its crime-recording processes but has more work to do.
South Yorkshire Police understands the current and future demand for its services much better than it has done before. It has used this knowledge to develop strong financial and workforce plans.
Senior leaders support the workforce. I am impressed by how well they encourage a culture of ethical behaviour and promote professional standards of behaviour.
Overall, I commend South Yorkshire Police for the progress it has made over the past year. This gives a good foundation for continuing to improve in the year ahead.
Effectiveness
How effectively does the force reduce crime and keep people safe?
Efficiency
How efficiently does the force operate and how sustainable are its services to the public?
Legitimacy
How legitimately does the force treat the public and its workforce?
Other inspections
How well has the force performed in our other inspections?
In addition to the three core PEEL pillars, HMICFRS carries out inspections of a wide range of policing activity throughout the year. Some of these are conducted alongside the PEEL inspections; others are joint inspections.
Findings from these inspections are published separately to the main PEEL reports, but are taken into account when producing the rounded assessment of each force's performance.