PEEL 2025–2027: An inspection of Staffordshire Police

The force should make sure it is answering calls and responding to reports from the public quickly enough to meet the needs of the public

The force should make sure it can respond effectively to current and future demand

The force should make sure its governance arrangements appropriately identify and resolve areas of risk and underperformance

The force should do more to make sure that its workforce understands strategic priorities and the need for change

The force needs to make sure its workforce has received equality, diversity and inclusion training, and that leaders understand their role in supporting people from under-represented groups

The force needs to strengthen its professional development review process to better support staff development and career progression

The force needs to improve how it records use of force

The force needs to improve its governance of its use of body-worn video

The force should make sure timely investigation plans are created, with supervisory oversight, so that all investigative opportunities are taken

The force needs to make sure that it complies with the requirements of the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime

The force needs to improve the time it takes to record crimes

The force needs to make sure its governance arrangements for investigating crime enable it to improve the quality of service for victims

The force needs to make sure that its crime allocation policy results in criminal offences being assigned to appropriately skilled investigators

The force needs to make sure that its supervision and processes enable it to always close crimes with the appropriate outcome type

The force should improve its governance of public protection by making sure it has effective performance data

The force should make sure it takes a clear, focused approach to identifying, locating, and safeguarding missing people

The force should improve how it protects stalking victims through timely and consistent risk assessment and the proactive use of safeguarding measures

The force should adequately train investigators and call takers

The force should correctly identify fraud calls for service and respond appropriately

The force needs to improve how it assesses, manages and reviews risk throughout detention and on release