Source · HMICFRS

PEEL 2023/25: Lincolnshire Accelerated CoCs

PEEL Force Inspection 18 recommendations

National — applies to all forces

Recommendations

1 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should attend calls for service in line with its published attendance times. Lincolnshire Police

2 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should develop clear and aligned finance, savings and efficiency plans to show what is required to provide a service that meets the policing needs of the community, now and in the future. Lincolnshire Police

3 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should develop departmental operational and strategic plans that are aligned and informed by accurate information and a detailed performance framework. Lincolnshire Police

4 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should have escalation processes in place to make sure it prioritises overdue attendance at an incident. Lincolnshire Police

5 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure all MOSOVO personnel are trained and accredited to College of Policing Professionalising Investigations Programme level 1. Lincolnshire Police

6 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure call handlers use information on the Guardian system to directly assign available response officers to incidents Lincolnshire Police

7 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure investigations are allocated in a timely way to officers and teams that have enough skills and experience to carry out quality investigations. Lincolnshire Police

8 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure it carries out all visits to registered sex offenders in-person, including those that are led by the Probation Service. Lincolnshire Police

9 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure it completes ARMS and RMP visits to avoid large overdue workloads and its ARMS and RMP completion rate is 95 percent or above. Lincolnshire Police

10 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure it creates investigation plans when applicable, with supervisory oversight so that it takes all investigative opportunities. Lincolnshire Police

11 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure it effectively supervises deployment decisions in the control room. Lincolnshire Police

12 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure it has enough personnel and supervisors in its management of sexual and violent offenders (MOSOVO) team to manage registered sex offenders. Lincolnshire Police

13 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure it is using outcomes that comply with force and national policies. Lincolnshire Police

14 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure it updates callers if there are delays in attending incidents Lincolnshire Police

15 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure MOSOVO supervisors have manageable workloads and ViSOR supervisor tasks are completed within 28 days of submission. Lincolnshire Police

16 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure project teams have effective governance in place to oversee change programmes and have enough capacity to complete their work efficiently and effectively, including the operating model review. Lincolnshire Police

17 Open Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure senior leaders can access accurate data and analysis so they can identify demand pressures and address current challenges related to capacity. Lincolnshire Police

18 Open Within six months from the date of the publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure that a victim needs assessment is carried out and a victim contract is completed where appropriate. Lincolnshire Police