Written question asked by Dominic Grieve (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 December 2008. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Monday, 12 January 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.

Police: Standards

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 8 December 2008, Official Report, column 39WS, on strategic policing priorities, what mechanisms are in place to measure police performance.

Answer: Policing performance is measured through the Assessments of Policing And Community Safety (APACS) framework, which contains key performance indicators for the police working alone or in partnership. However, as set out in the Policing Green Paper: 'From the Neighbourhood to the National: Policing our Communities Together', the Home Office will in future no longer produce graded assessments against those indicators, which have been interpreted by some as de facto targets. Instead, HMIC will take the lead in making and publishing assessments of forces' overall performance, drawing on APACS performance indicators and other information.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 486 c308W; 243701
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Strategic Policing priorities
Monday, 8 December 2008
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects: Police Standards
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk