CONTENTS

Letter from Sir David J O'Dowd

Statement of Purpose

Foreword

The Police Service in England and Wales - A Digest of Information

Chapter 1 The Work of HM Inspectorate

- Role of the Inspectorate

- Funding

- The Inspection Process

- The Advisory Function

- Police Authorities

- International Affairs

- Joined-up Inspection

- Internal Progress

- Inspecting the Future

Chapter 2 The Outcome of Inspection

- Introduction

- Progress on Earlier Recommendations

- Millennium Preparedness

- Thematic Inspection

The Policing of Disorder

Child Protection

Road Policing and Traffic

Managing Learning

Police Integrity

Winning the Race Revisited

Follow-up to Thematic Recommendations

Leadership

- Complaints and Discipline

Chapter 3 Changing the Beat

- Leadership

- Visible Ethnic Minorities

- New Technology

Public Safety Radio Communications Project (PSRCP)

National DNA Database

National Strategy for Police Information Systems (NSPIS)

- Funding the Future

- Best Value

- Overarching Aims and Objectives

- Targets

- BCU Performance

- Disciplinary Procedures

- Police Training

Chapter 4 Comparison of Police Performance

- Introduction

- Key Objective 1 - Dealing speedily with young offenders

KPI 1i - Young offender cases dealt with within PTI time guidelines

KPI 1 ii - Young offender cases meeting performance management quality targets

- Key Objective 2 - Target and reduce crime and disorder

Crime Reduction

The Number of Crimes Recorded per 1000 Population

- Key Objective 3 - Target drug-related crime

KPI 3 - Arrests for supply and possession with intent to supply

- Key Objective 4 - Maintain/Increase the number of detections for violent crime

KPI 4 - Percentage of violent crimes detected

- Key Objective 5 - Increase the number of detections for burglaries of homes

KPI 5 - Percentage of burglaries of dwellings detected by primary means/overall

- Key Objective 6 - Respond promptly to emergency calls from public

KPI 6 i - Percentage of 999 calls answered within the local target time

KPI 6 ii - Percentage of responses within the local target time to incidents requiringimmediate response

- Medical Retirements

- Sickness

- Racist Incidents

Appendix A Inspectorate Regions and Senior Personnel

Appendix B Overarching Aims and Objectives for the Police Service

Appendix C Contextual Performance Data

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