Warwickshire Police

Warwickshire Police exists to protect all communities from harm. We will prioritise our efforts against those harms that are most serious and most likely to occur and deliver as much protection as possible within the resources available to us. Delivering policing services with equality and fairness will increase trust and confidence within all communities and ensure we police with the consent and support of the public. Such support will only be achieved if we understand and respond to the needs of communities in a professional and appropriate manner. We strive to have a workforce, which is reflective of the communities it serves and with the necessary range of powers, skills and experiences to ensure that we deliver effective and efficient policing.

In our role as an employer and as providers of a public service, we are committed to our equal opportunities policy, which states:

‘No person will be treated less favourably on grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, gender, marital or parental status, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, proposed or actual gender re-assignment, economic group, employment status, politics, staff association or trade union membership, or any other condition which cannot be shown to be wholly justified in relation to employment with Warwickshire Police or in delivering services to the community’.

Hate crime, harassment and anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated by the force or our partners. We will work harder to ensure that communities have the necessary trust and confidence to support policing, report crime and work in partnership with us to improve the county for all those who live, work or travel within it.

We have published our Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Strategy for 2010-2012 and are working hard to deliver all of our priorities in our Combined Equality Scheme 2009-12. These important plans are regularly monitored, developed and are driven forward by our Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Board. Additionally, we look forward to completing our first self-assessment against the Equality Standard for the Police Service and to implementing the forthcoming provisions of the Equality Act 2010. Our work in both these areas is well-advanced.

Keith Bristow,
Chief Constable