Merseyside Police rated ‘good’ by HMIC

Merseyside Police rated ‘good’ by HMIC

Merseyside Police has been given an overall rating of ‘good’ after an inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC).

Last week the HMIC published its Police Legitimacy and Police Leadership reports for all forces across the country, following a number of assessments over the last year.

It was found that, “Merseyside Police is good in the way it deals with the public, treats its staff and how it promotes ethical and lawful behaviour among its workforce.

“It treats people that it serves and its officers and staff with fairness and respect. The culture of the organisation reflects this through its fair and respectful treatment of people, and ethical, lawful approaches to integrity.

“The organisations fair and respectful treatment of its workforce and its concern for welfare and wellbeing of officers and staff equally demonstrates this. Senior leaders actively promote the force’s values.”

Following the publication of these reports, Deputy Chief Constable Carl Foulkes said: “We recognise that in order to best serve the communities of Merseyside, we need to ensure that we support, nurture and communicate with all of our officers and staff.

“It is vital that the force acts with integrity and police with the consent of the public we serve. We can only do this is if we behave in a fair and ethical way. To that end, the report has recognised that the force had developed and maintained a strong ethical culture.

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