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Publication  —  Effectiveness, PEEL  —  2 March 2017

As part of our annual inspections of police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PEEL), HMIC assessed how effective the force is at keeping people safe and reducing crime. This report sets out the findings for Dorset Police.

Publication  —  Press releases  —  2 March 2017

As part of our annual inspections of police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PEEL), HMIC assessed how effective police forces are at keeping people safe and reducing crime. Below are the press releases that accompany this publication. Get the national press release HMIC raises warning flag as forces strive to cope with increased demand Get the…

Publication  —  Legitimacy, Revisit, Stop and search  —  2 February 2017

In 2014, the Home Office and College of Policing launched the Best Use of Stop and Search (BUSS) scheme. The scheme aims to achieve greater transparency and community involvement in the use of stop and search powers, and to support a more intelligence-led approach, leading to better outcomes. These reports set out the findings of a revisit inspection of 19 forces found to not be complying with one or two features of the scheme in 2015 inspections.

Publication  —  Legitimacy, Revisit, Stop and search  —  2 February 2017

In 2014, the Home Office and College of Policing launched the Best Use of Stop and Search (BUSS) scheme. The scheme aims to achieve greater transparency and community involvement in the use of stop and search powers, and to support a more intelligence-led approach, leading to better outcomes. These reports set out the findings of a revisit inspection of Dorset Police, which was one of 19 forces found to not be complying with one or two features of the scheme in 2015 inspections.

Publication  —  Leadership, PEEL  —  8 December 2016

As in PEEL 2015, this inspection examined how well forces understand, develop and display leadership; and provides an assessment of how well led they are.

Publication  —  Legitimacy, PEEL  —  8 December 2016

As in PEEL legitimacy 2015, this inspection looked at the extent to which forces treat people with fairness and respect; the extent to which they ensure their workforces act ethically and lawfully; and the extent to which those workforces themselves feel they have been treated with fairness and respect by the forces.

Publication  —  Legitimacy, PEEL  —  8 December 2016

As in PEEL legitimacy 2015, this inspection looked at the extent to which forces treat people with fairness and respect; the extent to which they ensure their workforces act ethically and lawfully; and the extent to which those workforces themselves feel they have been treated with fairness and respect by the forces. This report sets out the findings for Dorset Police.

Publication  —  Speech  —  21 November 2016

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary’s speech to the Annual Joint APCC and NPCC Conference 2016 on police reform.

Publication  —  Value for money  —  17 November 2016

The Value for money (VfM) profiles provide comparative data on a wide range of policing activities. For instance: does your force spend more or less than other similar forces? Does it receive fewer or more 999 calls? How does the crime rate differ from other force areas? This profile sets out the value for money information for Dorset Police for 2016.