Wiltshire Police Chief unsure of release from special measures after latest watchdog visit
His Majesty's inspectorate has completed its latest assessment of the Force
Wiltshire Police's Chief Constable says progress within the force has been noted after a recent inspection by the police watchdog - but she's not convinced the organisation will be released from special measures.
They've been in the Engage process since 2022, being graded as inadequate or requires improvement in all areas.
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services completed its latest assessment of the force, which has been under Catherine Roper's command since February 2023, earlier this month.
The Chief says they're anticipating the report from that inspection to arrive towards the end of June or the start of July.
"In terms of early indications, it has been recognised through actually the engage process that we have been making progress particularly in our world of neighbourhood engagement in our world of our control rooms."
Some progress has been noted in how the force investigates cases - but Chief Constable Roper admits there's still more to do in that area.
"We've had feedback on that through the oversight group process, that we still have some areas of concern, particularly around investigation.
"So I'm anticipating that we're going to get a very similar feedback from the HMI CFR SPL inspection," Chief Roper said.
She also revealed that the question set for HMICFRS inspections has changed slightly, being reduced from 12 to 10. She added that the force would be assessed separately later in the year on the question related to serious and organised crime.
Chief Constable Roper has promised to update us as soon as she receives the latest report.