Providing a second to none policing service
Leicestershire Constabulary is committed to providing an excellent service in all that we do. We desire to have a national reputation that is 'second to none'.
Leicestershire Constabulary and Leicestershire Police Authority are already committed to providing a second to none policing service to the public of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. . We have signed up to the Policing Pledge which provides you - the public - with a clear promise that we will deliver an even better service - one that is accessible, responsive and makes you feel confident about our concern and professionalism.
The Home Office will assess the Force on one target - public confidence - the extent to which the people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland think that the police and local councils respond effectively to their concerns about crime and anti social behavior locally.
The Authority, working with the Force, enthusiastically embraces the need to spend public money wisely. We have strong governance in place securing value for money and we have been recognised in an Audit Commission PURE survey (Police Use of Resources Evaluation) as ‘performing strongly.'
We have changed our boundaries and structure to suit our local authorities' boundaries, strengthened partnership working and released savings to be reinvested elsewhere.
Supported by the Authority we will continue to invest in technology to provide a better service to the public. We will continue to use all resources available to provide a service which is second to none.
We fully acknowledge our influence as a positive force for good within communities and our ability to build community cohesion, provide reassurance and tackle criminality.
We welcome the increased accountability and scrutiny applied to policing and will use this as a way of constantly improving our performance.
The challenge is hard with increasing global, national and local demand, but it is one that we seek to meet to the best of our ability within limited resources.
Leicestershire Constabulary will continue to be
- innovative and creative, using every opportunity to improve the quality of life for the residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
- self-critical, unafraid to challenge the status quo and flexible enough to change our work practices wherever necessary
- accessible and open, listening and developing greater knowledge and understanding of our responsibilities and potential
- wise custodians of public money, ensuring that our resources are positioned where people can gain maximum benefit from their investment
- people of integrity, setting the highest professional standards of behaviour, welcoming diversity, straightforward with information and not making promises we cannot keep.
Leicestershire Constabulary will focus its efforts on
- providing highly visible policing situated in the heart of communities through local policing units, providing every police officer with the opportunity to exert personal influence and bring about positive change
- becoming information led, concentrating resources where our impact upon vulnerability, offenders and criminality will be most effective to the benefit of all
- setting clear standards in the non-negotiables such as our response to emergencies and crisis and the investigation of crime when it has occurred
- entering into partnerships to resolve clearly identified problems and needs, sharing accountability wherever necessary
- ensuring that any resource not at the front line is fully justified on the basis of clear and objective evidence.