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Page  —  PEEL assessments  〉 PEEL Assessment 2015  〉 West Midlands

HMIC found that West Midlands Police is exceptionally well prepared to face its future financial challenges. The force has robust management of its current demand, its finances and its plans for change. Its direction of travel is one of improvement from an already strong base. The force has embarked on an impressive five-year change programme…

Page  —  PEEL assessments  〉 PEEL Assessment 2015  〉 North Wales

HMIC found that North Wales Police is adequately prepared to face its future financial challenges. The force has managed its finances well. It has faced smaller than average reductions in its budgets and has therefore faced fewer job cuts, but it needs to do more work to plan how it will manage future reductions. In…

Page  —  PEEL assessments  〉 PEEL Assessment 2015  〉 Derbyshire

HMIC found that Derbyshire Constabulary is well prepared to face its future financial challenges. It has balanced the budget and has a good track record of achieving savings. The constabulary has plans in place to deliver anticipated savings through to 2016/17 and is starting to plan through to 2020. The constabulary has a good understanding…

Page  —  PEEL assessments  〉 PEEL Assessment 2015  〉 Bedfordshire

HMIC found that Bedfordshire Police is partly prepared to face its future financial challenges. The force has achieved all of the savings required to date, but in doing so it has reduced its capacity to respond to the demands on its services, and is now struggling to meet the public’s needs. The force recognises the…

Page  —  PEEL assessments  〉 PEEL Assessment 2015  〉 Gwent

HMIC found that Gwent Police is well prepared to face its future financial challenges. Through robust financial management and a commitment to continuous improvement, it has successfully reduced its spending over the last spending review period, improved its understanding of demand, introduced a new operating model and is effectively planning for future financial challenges. In…

Page  —  PEEL assessments  〉 PEEL Assessment 2015  〉 Suffolk

HMIC found that Suffolk Constabulary is adequately prepared to face its future financial challenges. The constabulary is improving its understanding of the demand on its services. It realises that its current workforce model needs to change to ensure that it can continue to provide an effective service to the public – meeting future demands within…

Page  —  PEEL assessments  〉 PEEL Assessment 2015  〉 Dyfed-Powys

HMIC found that Dyfed-Powys Police is partly prepared to face its future financial challenges. It is improving its understanding of the demands on its services and is currently able to respond to all crimes. It is investing in technology to increase efficiency. However HMIC is concerned that as resources reduce in the future, the force…

Page  —  PEEL assessments  〉 PEEL Assessment 2015  〉 Lancashire

HMIC found that Lancashire Constabulary is exceptionally well prepared to face its future financial requirements. It has a good understanding of the main elements of demand and uses its resources well. It is taking clear and effective steps to tailor its future workforce plans to meet longer-term changes in demand, as well as future organisational…

Page  —  PEEL assessments  〉 PEEL Assessment 2015  〉 Norfolk

HMIC found that Norfolk Constabulary is exceptionally well-placed to face its future financial challenges. The force has an excellent track record of achieving savings and has balanced the budget to date. It is making prudent assumptions for further reductions in spending through to 2019/20 with well developed plans to achieve a large proportion of the…

Page  —  PEEL assessments  〉 PEEL Assessment 2015  〉 West Mercia

HMIC found that West Mercia Police is well prepared to face its future financial challenges. It has achieved notable increases in efficiency and improved resilience through its alliance with Warwickshire Police, which has allowed it to minimise the impact of reductions in spending on frontline policing. It has also achieved more savings than required over…