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One of the roles of the Police Authority is to monitor the performance of the Norfolk Constabulary and hold the Chief Constable to account for performance against targets set in the annual policing plan.
Local Policing Plan
The annual Local Policing Plan is published by the Police Authority and drafted in collaboration with the Chief Constable. The Plan brings together any national policing priorities which might be set by the Home Office with local priorities identified through consultation with communities and partners. It details the performance of the Force over the last year and areas of policing for particular focus in the coming 12 months.
The full version of the Local Policing Plan is web-based and can be accessed below. The Authority also produces a summary of the Plan.
Summary of the Local Policing Plan 2011/12
Easy-Read Local Policing Plan 2011/12
Performance Monitoring
In order to monitor the performance of Norfolk Constabulary against priorities agreed in the Local Policing Plan, the Authority's Performance and Engagement Committee receives quarterly reports from the Force. These performance reports are scrutinised by Members and any areas of concern highlighted for further attention.
Latest Quarterly Performance Report
For information about crime and anti-social behaviour levels in your neighbourhood, please visit the CrimeMapper
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabularies (HMIC)
The role of HMIC is to monitor and report on forces and policing activity with the aim of encouraging improvement. As well as undergoing performance scrutiny by Norfolk Police Authority, Norfolk Constabulary is regularly visited and inspected by HMIC.
HMIC publishes official crime and anti-social behaviour figures together with information from independent assessments carried out by inspectors within the Police Report Card for each force in England and Wales.
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- Home Office figures show Norfolk is England’s safest county
The latest statistics released by the Home Office show that Norfolk is the safest county in England with a crime rate of 50 crimes per 1,000 against a national average of 66 crimes. The statistics, which cover the 12-month period to September 2011, show that crime in Norfolk has decreased by a further 1% (compared to Home Office figures at September 2010) - a reduction of 414 crimes from 42,697 to 42,283.
- HMIC Crime and Policing Comparator Launched
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has launched its ‘Crime and Policing Comparator’.
The online tool enables the public to compare crime, quality of service, cost and workforce data across different police forces. - Police Authority publishes its Annual Report
Each year, Norfolk Police Authority publishes a report of the work it has undertaken during the previous 12 months. The newly-published Annual Report for 2010/11 includes details of how the Authority has steered the strategic direction of policing in Norfolk, driven improvements in the performance of the county's police force, and been a key player in facing significant challenges and preparing for unprecedented change.
- Norfolk Police Authority completes Annual Self-Assessment Process
For the past four years, Norfolk Police Authority has assessed itself using the Association of Police Authorities' (APA) self-assessment tool “Police Authority Self Assessment” (PASA) to identify strengths and highlight areas for improvement based on the criteria of a ‘model police authority’. The outcomes of the assessment are now available to view on our website, and resulting actions will be incorporated into Norfolk Police Authority's Corporate Business Plan, to be published later this month.
- Police Target-Setting for 2011/12 Begins
One of the key tasks for the Norfolk Police Authority is to set local policing priorities for the Chief Constable and the Constabulary for the year ahead. Priorities and targets are published in the Local Policing Plan, following a comprehensive process to ensure that the priorities being set by the Authority and agreed by the Chief Constable reflect Norfolk’s policing needs.
Targets can help drive improvements in performance. However, for next year, 2011/12, this will be especially difficult as public sector cuts will seriously affect the police budget.
To read more about the police target-setting process, please click the headline above.
- Norfolk Constabulary achieves 'good result' in HMIC Anti-Social Behaviour Inspection
In Spring 2010, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) carried out a review of anti-social behaviour in England and Wales. This included asking victims about their experience of reporting ASB to the police, and inspecting the quality of the processes that forces use in tackling and responding to the problem.
To read the report from the inspection of Norfolk Constabulary, please click here
- Removal of National Targets for Policing
At the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) conference held at the end of June 2010, the Home Secretary announced the immediate removal of the single confidence target for the police and the Policing Pledge.
- Local Confidence Data Results
A new survey has shown that over two thirds of Norfolk residents are confident that police and local councils are tackling anti-social behaviour and crime.
One of Norfolk Constabulary’s and, indeed all other Constabularies, targets is around the confidence of local residents. To understand Norfolk resident’s confidence, a telephone survey is conducted throughout the year.
Across all the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) districts in Norfolk, between 67 and 75% of residents questioned agreed that the police and local council are dealing with the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter in their area.
Norfolk Constabulary has pledged to increase public confidence, increase the satisfaction of our customers and reduce crime, anti-social behaviour and the fear of crime.
Commenting on the figures announced today, Chief Superintendent Bob Scully from Citizen Focus said: “Our officers continue to work with their local councils to keep Norfolk safe and to reduce the crime and anti-social behaviour in their area.
"We want to be able to make an exceptional quality of life available for everyone in Norfolk and to achieve such an increase in confidence we will work to maintain and improve our local services even further."
To view the results, please click here
- Home Office figures show Norfolk is England’s safest county
