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| Press Releases |
| Police Authority Response to the National Police Report Card |
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Thursday, 11 March, 2010
The Chair of West Yorkshire Police Authority has issued a statement about the Police Report Card issued today by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.
Chair of West Yorkshire Police Authority, Cllr Mark Burns-Williamson said that the Authority already had several processes in place to ensure
that police performance was challenged, including creation of an annual
policing plan with stretching targets, as well as regular oversight and
accountability of senior officers and staff.
“While this new Report Card is helpful as part of a much bigger and more complex picture, as Chair of West Yorkshire Police Authority I strongly believe that the local Police Authority is best placed to oversee and understand the specific challenges to, and trends in, performance of their own force. We are 'on the ground' and our members know what questions to ask on behalf of our communities, publishing our findings wherever we can.
“We have given the Force strong and stretching targets to improve its
performance across the board in the coming year, with particular attention
to how it deals with serious sexual assaults. We have also set a target for reducing the `satisfaction’ gap between white and minority ethnic victims of crime, which we will scrutinise during the year ahead”, added Cllr Burns-Williamson.
Cllr Burns-Williamson, who is also Deputy Chair of the Association of Police Authorities nationally, called for a more streamlined approach to monitoring police performance.
“This Report Card highlights what we in West Yorkshire have identified and already addressed: it supports the view that our role is both practical and timely in addressing issues on behalf of the public of West Yorkshire to ensure they get the best policing service possible.
I am delighted that the Report Card acknowledges West Yorkshire’s performance that is set against a `low to medium’ cost per household for the policing service received. It is the job of the local Police Authority to try to balance improvements in service with value for money, and the Report Card helps in showing that to be the case in this county." |
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