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News article  —  24 September 2024

Staffordshire Police has made some progress since its previous inspection, but further improvements are needed.

News article  —  10 September 2024

An absence of the definition of operational independence can prove challenging for police chiefs as any form of improper political interference can affect the public’s perception of police impartiality.

News article  —  13 August 2024

Today we published an annual review of our three-year policing programme and framework. 

News article  —  19 July 2024

Despite efforts to rebuild public trust, the police are still failing to meet the public’s expectations and are letting down too many victims of crime.

News article  —  21 May 2024

Staffordshire Police has made improvements and has therefore been removed from an enhanced level of monitoring by the police inspectorate.

News article  —  14 May 2024

The Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) for the West Midlands and its constituent police forces should improve how they work together to tackle serious and organised crime.

News article  —  13 May 2024

Responses to the recommendations from the super-complaint report: ‘Report on the Criminal Justice Alliance’s super-complaint – Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 and independent community scrutiny of stop and search’.

News article  —  25 March 2024

The National Police Chiefs’ Council have issued an updated response to the recommendations from the super-complaint report: ‘How the police respond to victims of sexual abuse when the victim is from an ethnic minority background and may be at risk of honour-based abuse’.

News article  —  15 December 2023

The police must do more to minimise harm when using their stop and search powers and to better understand the effectiveness of these powers.

News article  —  27 September 2023

Today we published an annual review of our three-year policing programme and framework.